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Vista Security - Cryptography			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
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
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	4.61
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			top
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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
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	4.52
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	4.00
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	3.33
Vista_UAC - Unedited Updated: 20 Aug 2007   Interacting with the service VC8.0Vista, Visual Studio, Dev	Mahantesh Ganamukhi	1.72
Vista Security - User Account Control			top
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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	4.83
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	4.75
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	4.70
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	4.63
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	4.50
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