configure-cryptography-classes.md

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Configuring Cryptography Classes	Understand how computer administrators can configure the default cryptographic algorithms and algorithm implementations that .NET and applications use.	03/30/2017	configuration files [.NET Framework], cryptography cryptographic algorithms security [.NET Framework], encryption cryptography, classes .NET Framework application configuration, cryptography default cryptography	eee3ccb8-2c0d-4f35-b38d-6892a46c14e5

Configuring Cryptography Classes

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The Windows SDK allows computer administrators to configure the default cryptographic algorithms and algorithm implementations that the .NET Framework and appropriately written applications use. For example, an enterprise that has its own implementation of a cryptographic algorithm can make that implementation the default instead of the implementation shipped in the Windows SDK. Although managed applications that use cryptography can always choose to explicitly bind to a particular implementation, it is recommended that they create cryptographic objects by using the crypto configuration system.

In This Section

Mapping Algorithm Names to Cryptography Classes Describes how to map an algorithm name to a cryptography class.

Mapping Object Identifiers to Cryptography Algorithms Describes how to map an object identifier to a cryptography algorithm.

Related Sections

Cryptographic Services Provides an overview of cryptographic services provided by the Windows SDK.

Cryptography Settings Schema Describes elements that map friendly algorithm names to classes that implement cryptography algorithms.