March 12, 2002
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography
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Example: Windows XP
nWindows XP ships with “strong crypto” baked in & enabled
nRSA to 4096 bits, TripleDES, etc.
nWindows XP is exportable because it’s a “monolithic application”
nCryptoAPI, the Win32 crypto library that was designed to support plug-able “cryptographic service providers” is not freely exportable
nIf you want to plug into CryptoAPI, you need a license...