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Make CNG crypto API work on Windows XP?


Is there a way to get the Microsoft Cryptography API: Next Generation to work on Windows XP?


Solution

  • I'm afraid not. CNG is available on Windows Vista+ only. KSP is not the only dependency that CNG has. There are several other functionalities for which it requires the underlying OS to be Vista+.