(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.83 or greater.

$keyCon = New-Object Chilkat.KeyContainer
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.EmitCompact = $false

$success = $keyCon.GetStorageProviders($json)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($keyCon.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($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"
#   ]
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# Iterate over the CNG storage containers
$i = 0
$numStorageContainers = $json.SizeOfArray("cng")
while ($i -lt $numStorageContainers) {
    $json.I = $i
    $name = $json.StringOf("cng[i]")
    $($name)
    $i = $i + 1
}

$("--")

# Iterate over the legacy CryptoAPI Cryptographic Storage Providers
$i = 0
$numStorageContainers = $json.SizeOfArray("legacy")
while ($i -lt $numStorageContainers) {
    $json.I = $i
    $name = $json.StringOf("legacy[i]")
    $($name)
    $i = $i + 1
}