Extending The Crypto API
Tutorials
These tutorials describe and provide examples of how to use the common features and components provided in the Crypto API.
| Title | Description |
| This tutorial discusses the issues involved in adding new encryptor and decryptor engines to the Crypto API. | |
| This tutorial covers the topic of adding support for other encoding schemes to the API. | |
| This tutorial describes the process of adding support for new certificates to the Crypto API. | |
| This tutorial describes the process of adding support for new smart cards and smart card drivers to the API. | |
| This tutorial describes the process of adding support for new smart card reader and smart card reader drivers to the API. | |
This tutorial provides notes and suggestions to consider when implementing your own custom KeyStore and KeyStoreData classes.
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| This tutorial provides an architectural overview and tutorial information about creating custom certificate status providers. |
Reference
The Crypto API Class Reference provides a table containing a brief description of all members in the API. This is the original entry page of the API documentation and can be used to navigate to classes within the API.
For more information on cryptography
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