MS Encryptographic Provider

I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6.
How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has the"MS
Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key encryption, or
the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers 512-bit key encryption ?
Is there a particular file/folder to look for ?

Thank you

Alan C. Brown

Rowdy
Sun Apr 18 05:37:00 CDT 2004

"Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@intnet.mu> wrote in
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> I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6.
> How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has
> the"MS Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key
> encryption, or the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers
> 512-bit key encryption ? Is there a particular file/folder to look for
> ?
>
> Thank you
>
> Alan C. Brown
>
>
>
>

isn't that in the menu bar. click Help then about About.

Rowdy Yates, MCSE
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Alan
Sun Apr 18 07:30:18 CDT 2004

Thanks for your response.
Under Tools>Help>About Internet Explorer, it gives Cypher Strength : 128
bit, but that is not exactly what I am looking for.
I found a file named rsaenh.dll in Wndows/System 32. The description given
under the file properties is Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider, Version
5.1.2518.0. So maybe that's the answer.

Alan C. Brown

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>
> isn't that in the menu bar. click Help then about About.
>
> Rowdy Yates, MCSE
> --
> Rowdy's Home Page
> http://rowdy_yates2.tripod.com/
> "it's a work in progress" :-(

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> "Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@intnet.mu> wrote in
> news:eTp5GVQJEHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
>
> > I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6.
> > How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has
> > the"MS Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key
> > encryption, or the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers
> > 512-bit key encryption ? Is there a particular file/folder to look for
> > ?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Alan C. Brown
> >
> >

Drew
Mon Apr 19 17:42:20 CDT 2004

Is this related to the S/MIME question you asked? This might be a good
place to start for overview/how-to OE/PKI information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/pubkeyox.mspx

If you really want to know more about the MS Base and Enhanced CSPs
(probably more information than you want):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/security/security/microsoft_base_cryptographic_provider.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/security/security/microsoft_enhanced_cryptographic_provider.asp
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"Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@intnet.mu> wrote in message
news:eTp5GVQJEHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6.
> How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has the"MS
> Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key encryption,
or
> the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers 512-bit key encryption
?
> Is there a particular file/folder to look for ?
>
> Thank you
>
> Alan C. Brown
>
>
>
>

Alan
Mon Apr 19 22:38:02 CDT 2004

Thanks for the references.

Yes it is related to the S/MIME question.

I was in the process of enrolling for a digital ID at Verisign, where you
are given the option of selecting the Cryptographic Service from a list
which includes :

- MS Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0
- MS Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0
- MS Strong Cryptographic Provider

By the way I decided not to complete the enrollment until I resolved this
question, and then I came across messages in various forums relating to spam
generated as a result of enrolling for a Verisign Digital ID. Anyway the
latter is a separate question which I intend to pose in a separate thread.

Alan C. Brown
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"Drew Cooper [MSFT]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:#lnZR#lJEHA.3084@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Is this related to the S/MIME question you asked? This might be a good
> place to start for overview/how-to OE/PKI information:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/howto/pubkeyox.
mspx
>
> If you really want to know more about the MS Base and Enhanced CSPs
> (probably more information than you want):
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/security/security/microsoft_base_cry
ptographic_provider.asp
>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/security/security/microsoft_enhanced
_cryptographic_provider.asp
> --
> Drew Cooper [MSFT]
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
> "Alan C. Brown" <acbrown@intnet.mu> wrote in message
> news:eTp5GVQJEHA.1220@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I have a Toshiba Satellite 5105-S702 with Win XP Pro, IE6 & OE6.
> > How can I find out if my Internet Explorer 6/Outlook Express 6 has
the"MS
> > Enhanced Cryptographic Provider", which provides 1024-bit key
encryption,
> or
> > the "MS Base Cryptographic Provider", which offers 512-bit key
encryption
> ?
> > Is there a particular file/folder to look for ?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Alan C. Brown
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>