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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, .NET 2.0, Vista, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, Beginner	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) VC8.0, Vista, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Dr.Luiji	4.70
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. .NET 2.0, Vista, VS2005, C# 2.0, Dev, Intermediate	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. Vista, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET, Dev, Advanced	George Mamaladze	4.52
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. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Vista, C++, C	Alexey Gavrilov	2.91
Vista_UAC - Unedited Updated: 20 Aug 2007   Interacting with the service VC8.0, Vista, Visual Studio, Dev, Intermediate	Mahantesh Ganamukhi	1.73
Vista Security - User Account Control			top
Title / Updated	Author	Score
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. VC7.1, VC8.0, Vista, VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS2008, C++, C, Dev, Beginner, Advanced, VC9.0	Thomas Hruska	4.72
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, Vista, VS2005, IE 7, VB 8.0, .NET, ATL, WTL, Dev, COM, Beginner	Michael Dunn	4.69
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 VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS2005, Arch, Dev, Intermediate	Andrei Belogortseff	4.48
Riding the Vista UAC elevator, up and down Updated: 27 Feb 2007   How to control the execution level of Vista applications VC8.0, Vista, VS2005, Arch, Dev, Intermediate	Andrei Belogortseff	4.42
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. Vista, VS2005, ASP.NET, .NET, Arch, Dev, WebForms, Intermediate	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, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS.NET2003, VS2005, TabletPC, VS6, Win64, Arch, Dev, Design, Advanced	Jaisvar	4.08
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. .NET 2.0, Vista, VS2005, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, Dev, Intermediate	hackman3vilGuy	3.90
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 .NET 2.0, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, C# 2.0, .NET 3.0, C# 3.0, Visual Studio, Arch, Dev, Design, Advanced	Jaisvar	3.60
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 Vista, C++, Dev, Beginner	Kwon Yong Hwi	2.50