(C#) List Microsoft Storage Providers

Gets the Microsoft CNG and legacy CryptoAPI storage providers that exist on the Windows system.

Important: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

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// This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

Chilkat.KeyContainer keyCon = new Chilkat.KeyContainer();
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.EmitCompact = false;

bool success = keyCon.GetStorageProviders(json);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(keyCon.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

// Sample JSON returned by GetStorageProviders

// {
//   "cng": [
//     "Microsoft Software Key Storage Provider",
//     "Microsoft Passport Key Storage Provider",
//     "Microsoft Platform Crypto Provider",
//     "Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider"
//   ],
//   "legacy": [
//     "Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0",
//     "Microsoft Base DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft Base DSS Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft Base Smart Card Crypto Provider",
//     "Microsoft DH SChannel Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0",
//     "Microsoft Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider",
//     "Microsoft Strong Cryptographic Provider"
//   ]
// }

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// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

string name;

// Iterate over the CNG storage containers
int i = 0;
int numStorageContainers = json.SizeOfArray("cng");
while (i < numStorageContainers) {
    json.I = i;
    name = json.StringOf("cng[i]");
    Debug.WriteLine(name);
    i = i + 1;
}

Debug.WriteLine("--");

// Iterate over the legacy CryptoAPI Cryptographic Storage Providers
i = 0;
numStorageContainers = json.SizeOfArray("legacy");
while (i < numStorageContainers) {
    json.I = i;
    name = json.StringOf("legacy[i]");
    Debug.WriteLine(name);
    i = i + 1;
}