CryptoAPI Administration
Systems administrators have access to the CryptoAPI configuration information through the Registry database. However, keep in mind that Microsoft does not guarantee that the Registry keys discussed here will not change in the future. I recommend that you do not make any changes under these keys. If you want to write a setup program to install your own provider, consult the details regarding usage of the Registry in the original documentation from Microsoft.
There are two types of CryptoAPI Registry settings:
Per-user default settings
Per-machine default settings
Any per-user settings defined for the currently logged-on user are stored under the following Registry key:
HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Cryptography/Providers/Type001 ...
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