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Vista Security - Cryptography

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Simple way to crypt a file with CNG
Updated: 9 May 2007  
Cryptography API: The Next Generation (CNG) - How to crypt documents with C++ programming (without an understanding of cryptography or security)
VC8.0Vista, Visual Studio, Dev
Dr.Luiji 4.80
Next Generation of Cryptography for Microsoft Windows Vista
Updated: 30 Apr 2007  
Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG) is the latest cryptographic infrastructure in Windows Vista™ which supports new APIs, unified user and kernel mode, agile cryptography, new cipher suits and improved auditing
VC8.0, C# 2.0.NET 2.0, VistaVS2005, Dev
Quartz. 4.74
Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman Cryptography
Updated: 30 Apr 2007  
Protect yourself from terrorism with Vista's new Crypto API: This article shows you how to add NSA-level encryption to your programs. Warning: the included code samples are classified as munitions, and may not be exported to designated nations under arms control laws.
C# 2.0.NET 2.0, VistaVS2005, Dev
James Ashley 3.91

Vista Security - General

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Bypassing PatchGuard 3 - Unedited
Updated: 20 Aug 2008  
This article shows how to bypass PatchGuard 3 on the latest windows versions.
C++, C++/CLI, C, Windows (WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Win32, Win64, Architect, Dev
Christoph Husse 4.75
The managed classes to read Windows Firewall configuration on Vista using Advanced Security Interfaces
Updated: 30 May 2007  
Provides a read-only access to Windows Firewall status, settings and rules on Windows Vista.
C# 2.0, .NET, VistaVS2005, Dev
George Mamaladze 4.59
Interaction between services and applications at user level in Windows Vista
Updated: 20 May 2009  
This article is devoted to the issue of working with services and applications in Windows Vista. Solutions are given both for C++ and C#. This article might be useful for those who deal with the task of organizing interactions between services and applications on Windows Vista.
C++, C#Vista, Architect, Dev
Yuri Maxutenko, Apriorit Inc 4.22
Who can answer? - Unedited
Updated: 24 Oct 2009  
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind. That's what happens when you eat beans for tea every day for 25 years. Beans, beans the musical fruitThe more you eat, the more you tootThe more you toot, the better you feelBeans, beans, what a wonderful meal. I thank you.
MacOS, All Topics
Hans Dietrich 4.11
Creating a process with Medium Integration Level from the process with High Integration Level in Vista - Unedited
Updated: 26 Jan 2008  
Article introduce to the way of creation a process with the same IL as the shell process (explorer.exe) in Vista. If the shell process is executed with Medium IL and the current process has High IL the new process will be started with Medium IL.
C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), CVista
Alexey Gavrilov 3.29
Vista_UAC - Unedited
Updated: 20 Aug 2007  
Interacting with the service
VC8.0Vista, Visual Studio, Dev
Mahantesh Ganamukhi 1.77

Vista Security - User Account Control

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Subverting Vista UAC in Both 32 and 64 bit Architectures
Updated: 22 Apr 2009  
This article illustrates how to bypass Vista UAC as well as how to correctly launch an interactive process from a Windows Service.
C# 2.0, C# 3.0WinXP, Win2003, Vista, .NET 3.5, Win2008, Win32, Win64, Dev, SysAdmin
Pero Matić 4.87
Vista UAC: The Definitive Guide
Updated: 21 Mar 2008  
Learn how UAC operates behind the scenes. Use the Elevate package to start multiple elevated processes but only display one UAC elevation dialog from a non-elevated process.
C++ (VC7.1, VC8.0, VC9.0), CVistaVS.NET2003, VS2005, VS2008, Dev
Thomas Hruska 4.81
Elevating your application for dummies: A step-by-step guide to elevate and write in the Registry
Updated: 8 Apr 2009  
We are going to enable your application to write entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, elevating your application when necessary.
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0Vista, Win2008, Win32, Win64, ATL, COM, Dev
_goa 4.73
A Developer's Survival Guide to IE Protected Mode
Updated: 20 May 2007  
Busted features? APIs failing? Use this guide to get your IE plugin up and running again in protected mode!
VC8.0, VB 8.0, .NET, Vista, ATL, WTL, COM, VS2005, IE 7, Dev
Michael Dunn 4.71
High elevation can be bad for your application: How to start a non-elevated process at the end of the installation
Updated: 25 May 2007  
A reusable DLL that uses code injection to launch a non-elevated application from an InnoSetup script
VC8.0Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VistaVS2005, Architect, Dev
Andrei Belogortseff 4.53
Riding the Vista UAC elevator, up and down
Updated: 27 Feb 2007  
How to control the execution level of Vista applications
VC8.0VistaVS2005, Architect, Dev
Andrei Belogortseff 4.45
Making Your Application UAC Aware
Updated: 10 Mar 2007  
Describes how to make your application UAC aware for Vista to avoid the pitfalls of virtualization.
.NET, Vista, ASP.NET, WebForms, VS2005, Architect, Dev
TheCodeKing 4.26
Launch your application in Vista under the local system account without the UAC popup
Updated: 17 Apr 2007  
This article describes how to launch an application from session 0 to session 1 under the local system account using a service helper application
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC, Win64, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Architect, Dev, Design
Jaisvar 4.11
Add a UAC shield to a button when elevation is required for admin tasks
Updated: 22 Apr 2007  
Add a UAC shield to a button when elevation is required for admin tasks using the API, and elevate the process if required.
C# 2.0, C# 3.0.NET 2.0, Vista, .NET 3.0VS2005, Dev
hackman3vilGuy 4.10
Launch your app into session 1 using a service helper application written in C#
Updated: 13 May 2007  
Launch your application into session 1 using a service in session 0 (C#) under the local system account
C# 2.0, C# 3.0.NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, .NET 3.0, Visual Studio, Architect, Dev, Design
Jaisvar 3.78
Running Process without Security Warning in Internet Explorer 7
Updated: 4 Nov 2008  
How to prevent a security warning in Internet Explorer such as "An identified program wants to access to your computer", or "A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer".
C++/CLI, C, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0Vista, Win32, Win64, Visual Studio, Dev
starschen 3.33
How to Elevate Your Application at Windows Startup in Vista
Updated: 17 May 2008  
An article on elevating an application at Windows startup in Vista
C++Vista, Dev
Kwon Yong Hwi 2.50

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