Security Implementation

[Guest]

Hi,

I am working on an application running as a shell component as embedded
image.
Reagrding security implementation in my embedded image, I need to apply few
things :

1. Storage of username/Password which is used to access a password secured
folder on server. Its MS Protected Storage Services on full XP. And I think,
in XPE, the same is done by two components :
a. Credential Management User Interface.
b. Key Manager

Target Designer help and MS site explains a bit what these components do
but nowhere its mentioned how to use them.
Can anybody help me with this ?

2. I want to encrypt the files on my embedded image. The required components
are :
a. NTFS
b. NTFS Format
c. NTFS Format Tools

What do I do after including these components ?

Any help is highly appreaciated.

 

[KM]

BONTZ,

I am working on an application running as a shell component as embedded
image.
Reagrding security implementation in my embedded image, I need to apply few
things :

1. Storage of username/Password which is used to access a password secured
folder on server. Its MS Protected Storage Services on full XP. And I think,
in XPE, the same is done by two components :
a. Credential Management User Interface.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../en-us/dnnetsec/html/dpapiusercredentials.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...cauthn/security/credential_management_api.asp

b. Key Manager

IIRC, the Key manager is just UI part. E.g.,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/devnotes/winprog/krshowkeymgr.asp


You may have much better replies if you post these question to more appropriate newsgroup.

Target Designer help and MS site explains a bit what these components do
but nowhere its mentioned how to use them.
Can anybody help me with this ?

When you want to see more help on particular APIs you don't want to look at XPe documentation but rather MSDN and Platform SDK Help.

2. I want to encrypt the files on my embedded image. The required components
are :
a. NTFS
b. NTFS Format
c. NTFS Format Tools

What do I do after including these components ?

You want to encrypt files or set file security and access rights?

If you just want to set security attributes for some files, check files&folders security properties at run time. Or use cacls.exe
command line tool.
Or, again, use APIs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...leio/base/file_security_and_access_rights.asp

To encrypt.. (EFS?)

Use API like EncryptFile: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/encryptfile.asp

More info here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/base/file_encryption.asp


KM