cryptoapi windows 7 support

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cryptoapi windows 7 support

Hello

Microsoft has introduced cryptography next generation (CNG) from Vista and server 2008 onwards. But my question is to know whether microsoft supports the old cryptoAPI(say for eg. in windows 2003 and windows xp, - crypt32.dll) in windows 7 and server 2008.

Thanks

Raj

+1 A:

Do you mean if Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 CryptoAPI is backwards compatible with older versions of CryptoAPI then yes.

All new CNG functionality is of course not.

Sani Huttunen 2009-10-07 14:19:43

I am sure that windows 7 and server 2008 has got CNG which is backward compatible with older version - cryptoAPI; My question question is whether windows-7 supports the older - cryptoAPI?

Raj 2009-10-07 14:33:10

As stated. The CryptoAPI in Win7 is backwardscompatible with the cryptoAPI in WinXP, etc. The CNG in Win7s CryptoAPI is NOT backwardscompatible with the CryptoAPI in WinXP, etc. since there is no CNG in those operating systems CryptoAPI.

Sani Huttunen 2009-10-07 14:47:48