Struct ipworksencrypt::DPAPI
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The DPAPI struct allows you to protect and unprotect data.
Syntax
ipworksencrypt::DPAPI
Remarks
On Windows, the struct supports the classic Microsoft Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) or CNG DPAPI implementation. The use of use_cng determines which implementation is used. Support for macOS is also available via the macOS keychain.
The classic DPAPI functionality protects data on a single system. The CNG DPAPI is designed with modern use cases involved. In many cases, especially with cloud computing, protection and unprotection may be done on different systems. With this in mind the Microsoft CNG DPAPI allows encrypting to a set of principals that can be used to unprotect the data on other systems after authenticating. On macOS, a key is saved in the Keychain which is used to protect and uprotect data.
Protecting Data
protect protects the specified data.
On Windows, the struct supports the classic Microsoft Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) or CNG DPAPI implementation. The use of use_cng determines which implementation is used. Support for macOS is also available via the macOS keychain.
When using classic DPAPI (use_cng is False), the following optional properties are applicable:
When using CNG DPAPI (use_cng is True), the following properties are applicable:
On macOS, the following settings are applicable:
Input and Output PropertiesThe struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Code Example (Classic DPAPI - use_cng is False)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (CNG DPAPI - use_cng is True)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.ProtectionDescriptor = "LOCAL=user";
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (macOS)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Unprotecting Data
unprotect unprotects the specified data.
On Windows, the struct supports the classic Microsoft Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) or CNG DPAPI implementation. The use of use_cng determines which implementation is used. Support for macOS is also available via the macOS keychain.
When using classic DPAPI (use_cng is False), the following optional properties are applicable:
- data_description (populated after completion)
- password
When using CNG DPAPI (use_cng is True), the following properties are applicable:
- protection_descriptor (populated after completion)
- UseStreamMode
On macOS, the following settings are applicable:
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Code Example (Classic DPAPI - use_cng is False)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (CNG DPAPI - use_cng is True)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.ProtectionDescriptor = "LOCAL=user";
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (macOS)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Object Lifetime
The new() method returns a mutable reference to a struct instance. The object itself is kept in the global list maintained by IPWorksEncrypt. Due to this, the DPAPI struct cannot be disposed of automatically. Please, call the dispose(&mut self) method of DPAPI when you have finished using the instance.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the struct with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| data_description | The description of data. |
| input_file | The file to process. |
| input_message | The message to process. |
| output_file | The output file when encrypting or decrypting. |
| output_message | The output message after processing. |
| overwrite | Indicates whether or not the struct should overwrite files. |
| password | An optional password to further protect data. |
| prompt_title | The title of the prompt window. |
| prompt_user | Whether to display a prompt. |
| protection_descriptor | The CNG protection descriptor. |
| use_cng | Whether to use CNG DPAPI. |
| use_hex | Whether input or output is hex encoded. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the struct with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
| protect | Protects the data. |
| reset | Resets the struct. |
| unprotect | Unprotects the data. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the struct with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| on_error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
| on_progress | Fired as progress is made. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the struct with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
| EscapeDescriptor | Whether to escape the protection descriptor. |
| KeychainServiceName | Service name for the keychain on macOS. |
| ProtectionFlags | Used to specify additional options. |
| UseStreamMode | Whether to use the CNG streaming operations. |
| UseSystemKeychain | Whether to save the key and IV in the macOS System keychain. |
| BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
| CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
| LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
| MaskSensitiveData | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
| UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
data_description property (DPAPI Struct)
The description of data.
Syntax
fn data_description(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_data_description(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_data_description_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies an optional description of the protected data.
This may be set before calling protect. This property will be populated when calling unprotect.
This setting is not applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
Data Type
String
input_file property (DPAPI Struct)
The file to process.
Syntax
fn input_file(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_input_file(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_input_file_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the file to be processed. Set this property to the full or relative path to the file which will be processed.
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
- input_file
- input_message
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Data Type
String
input_message property (DPAPI Struct)
The message to process.
Syntax
fn input_message(&self ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_input_message(&self, value : Vec<u8>) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_input_message_ref(&self, value : &[u8]) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the message to be processed.
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
- input_file
- input_message
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Data Type
Vec
output_file property (DPAPI Struct)
The output file when encrypting or decrypting.
Syntax
fn output_file(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_output_file(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_output_file_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the file to which the output will be written when encrypt or decrypt is called. This may be set to an absolute or relative path.
This property is only applicable to encrypt and decrypt.
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Data Type
String
output_message property (DPAPI Struct)
The output message after processing.
Syntax
fn output_message(&self ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property will be populated with the output from the operation if output_file is not set.
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
This property is read-only.
Data Type
Vec
overwrite property (DPAPI Struct)
Indicates whether or not the struct should overwrite files.
Syntax
fn overwrite(&self ) -> Result<bool, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_overwrite(&self, value : bool) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
false
Remarks
This property indicates whether or not the struct will overwrite output_file. If overwrite is False, an error will be thrown whenever output_file exists before an operation. The default value is False.
Data Type
bool
password property (DPAPI Struct)
An optional password to further protect data.
Syntax
fn password(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_password(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_password_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property may be set to a password to protect the data further.
When protecting data without specifying a password any application running under the same user account can unprotect the data. By specifying a password another piece of information is required to unprotect the data.
This may be set before calling protect. If a password was specified when protecting data it must be set before calling unprotect.
This setting is not applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
Data Type
String
prompt_title property (DPAPI Struct)
The title of the prompt window.
Syntax
fn prompt_title(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_prompt_title(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_prompt_title_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the title of the prompt dialog if prompt_user is True. The default value is empty string.
This setting is not applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
Data Type
String
prompt_user property (DPAPI Struct)
Whether to display a prompt.
Syntax
fn prompt_user(&self ) -> Result<bool, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_prompt_user(&self, value : bool) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
false
Remarks
This property specifies whether a prompt is displayed when calling protect. This dialog is created by the system and informs the user of the request action. The user may accept or cancel the request. If the user cancels the request the protect method fails with an error.
When True the prompt_title may be set to customize the window title.
This setting is not applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS. ;
Data Type
bool
protection_descriptor property (DPAPI Struct)
The CNG protection descriptor.
Syntax
fn protection_descriptor(&self ) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_protection_descriptor(&self, value : &str) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError> fn set_protection_descriptor_ref(&self, value : &String) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property specifies the protection descriptor rule string. The protection descriptor is used by the system to decide which entities can unprotect the data at a later time. This property must be specified before calling protect. This property is populated after calling unprotect.
Protection descriptors can be defined for the following types of authorization:
- A local user or machine
- An account or group in an Active Directory forest
- A set of web credentials
- A certificate in the user's certificate store
A local user or machine may be used for machines that are or are not on a domain. For instance:
- LOCAL=user
- LOCAL=machine
The use of SID and SDDL requires that the machine be part of a domain. For instance:
- SID=S-1-5-21-4392301 AND SID=S-1-5-21-3101812
- SDDL=O:S-1-5-5-0-290724G:SYD:(A;;CCDC;;;S-1-5-5-0-290724)(A;;DC;;;WD)
Certificates may also be used as a descriptor. To decrypt, the certificate with corresponding private key must be present in the user's certificate store. The public certificate can be specified as the SHA1 thumbprint (hash) of the certificate, or the base64 encoded certificate itself. For instance:
- CERTIFICATE=HashID:28ac375635b82ca3e20a1c9422145bc93965dae7
- CERTIFICATE=CertBlob:MIIC7TCCAdWgAw...pgpVgYpppr
The use of AND and OR operators are accepted in order to encrypt data for multiple parties or establish multiple conditions for decryption.
For more details about protection descriptors and accepted formats please refer to the Microsoft Documentation for Protection Descriptors
This setting is only applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
Data Type
String
use_cng property (DPAPI Struct)
Whether to use CNG DPAPI.
Syntax
fn use_cng(&self ) -> Result<bool, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_use_cng(&self, value : bool) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
false
Remarks
The struct supports protecting data using either the classic DPAPI or CNG DPAPI implementation. When set to True the CNG DPAPI implementation is used. When set to False (default) the classic DPAPI implementation is used.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
Data Type
bool
use_hex property (DPAPI Struct)
Whether input or output is hex encoded.
Syntax
fn use_hex(&self ) -> Result<bool, IPWorksEncryptError>
fn set_use_hex(&self, value : bool) -> Option<IPWorksEncryptError>
Default Value
false
Remarks
This property specifies whether the encrypted data is hex encoded.
If set to True, when protect is called the struct will perform the encryption as normal and then hex encode the output. output_message or output_file will hold hex encoded data.
If set to True, when unprotect is called the struct will expect input_message or input_file to hold hex encoded data. The struct will then hex decode the data and perform decryption as normal.
Data Type
bool
config method (DPAPI Struct)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
fn config(&self, configuration_string : &str) -> Result<String, IPWorksEncryptError>
Remarks
config is a generic method available in every struct. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the struct.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the struct, access to these internal properties is provided through the config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
protect method (DPAPI Struct)
Protects the data.
Syntax
fn protect(&self) -> Result<(), IPWorksEncryptError>
Remarks
protect protects the specified data.
On Windows, the struct supports the classic Microsoft Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) or CNG DPAPI implementation. The use of use_cng determines which implementation is used. Support for macOS is also available via the macOS keychain.
When using classic DPAPI (use_cng is False), the following optional properties are applicable:
When using CNG DPAPI (use_cng is True), the following properties are applicable:
On macOS, the following settings are applicable:
Input and Output PropertiesThe struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Code Example (Classic DPAPI - use_cng is False)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (CNG DPAPI - use_cng is True)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.ProtectionDescriptor = "LOCAL=user";
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (macOS)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
reset method (DPAPI Struct)
Resets the struct.
Syntax
fn reset(&self) -> Result<(), IPWorksEncryptError>
Remarks
When called, the struct will reset all of its properties to their default values.
unprotect method (DPAPI Struct)
Unprotects the data.
Syntax
fn unprotect(&self) -> Result<(), IPWorksEncryptError>
Remarks
unprotect unprotects the specified data.
On Windows, the struct supports the classic Microsoft Windows Data Protection API (DPAPI) or CNG DPAPI implementation. The use of use_cng determines which implementation is used. Support for macOS is also available via the macOS keychain.
When using classic DPAPI (use_cng is False), the following optional properties are applicable:
- data_description (populated after completion)
- password
When using CNG DPAPI (use_cng is True), the following properties are applicable:
- protection_descriptor (populated after completion)
- UseStreamMode
On macOS, the following settings are applicable:
Input and Output Properties
The struct will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.
The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:
When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
- output_file
- output_message: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.
Code Example (Classic DPAPI - use_cng is False)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (CNG DPAPI - use_cng is True)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.ProtectionDescriptor = "LOCAL=user";
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.UseCNG = true;
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
Code Example (macOS)
//Protect
DPAPI dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessage = "test";
dpapi.Protect();
byte[] protectedData = dpapi.OutputMessageB;
//Unprotect
dpapi = new DPAPI();
dpapi.Config("UseSystemKeychain=false");
dpapi.Config("KeychainServiceName=nsoftware OSDP User Key");
dpapi.InputMessageB = protectedData;
dpapi.Unprotect();
Console.WriteLine(dpapi.OutputMessage); //outputs "test"
on_error event (DPAPI Struct)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
// DPAPIErrorEventArgs carries the DPAPI Error event's parameters.
pub struct DPAPIErrorEventArgs {
fn error_code(&self) -> i32
fn description(&self) -> &String
}
// DPAPIErrorEvent defines the signature of the DPAPI Error event's handler function.
pub trait DPAPIErrorEvent {
fn on_error(&self, sender : DPAPI, e : &mut DPAPIErrorEventArgs);
}
impl <'a> DPAPI<'a> {
pub fn on_error(&self) -> &'a dyn DPAPIErrorEvent;
pub fn set_on_error(&mut self, value : &'a dyn DPAPIErrorEvent);
...
}
Remarks
The on_error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the struct fails with an error.
The error_code parameter contains an error code, and the description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.
on_progress event (DPAPI Struct)
Fired as progress is made.
Syntax
// DPAPIProgressEventArgs carries the DPAPI Progress event's parameters.
pub struct DPAPIProgressEventArgs {
fn bytes_processed(&self) -> i64
fn percent_processed(&self) -> i32
}
// DPAPIProgressEvent defines the signature of the DPAPI Progress event's handler function.
pub trait DPAPIProgressEvent {
fn on_progress(&self, sender : DPAPI, e : &mut DPAPIProgressEventArgs);
}
impl <'a> DPAPI<'a> {
pub fn on_progress(&self) -> &'a dyn DPAPIProgressEvent;
pub fn set_on_progress(&mut self, value : &'a dyn DPAPIProgressEvent);
...
}
Remarks
This event is fired automatically as data is processed by the struct.
The PercentProcessed parameter indicates the current status of the operation.
The BytesProcessed parameter holds the total number of bytes processed so far.
Config Settings (DPAPI Struct)
The struct accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the struct, access to these internal properties is provided through the config method.DPAPI Config Settings
The default value of EscapeDescriptor is True.
This setting is only applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
By default no additional settings are specified (the value is 0). You may set this property to the binary 'OR' of one or more of the following values:
| 1 (0x1) | CRYPTPROTECT_UI_FORBIDDEN | This flag is used for remote situations where presenting a user interface (UI) is not an option. When this flag is set and a UI is specified for either the protect or unprotect operation, the operation fails. |
| 4 (0x4) | CRYPTPROTECT_LOCAL_MACHINE | When this flag is set, it associates the data encrypted with the current computer instead of with an individual user. This is only applicable when calling protect. |
| 8 (0x8) | CRYPTPROTECT_CRED_SYNC | When this flag is used, no data is actually protected. Instead all MasterKeys are queried from disk, which will cause re-encryption in memory, presumably under a changed password. This is only applicable when calling protect. |
| 16 (0x10) | CRYPTPROTECT_AUDIT | This flag causes DPAPI to generate an audit when this data is protected or unprotected. This is only applicable when calling protect. |
| 64 (0x40) | CRYPTPROTECT_VERIFY_PROTECTION | If the protected data blob would be better protected under a new call to the internal protect function and this call succeeds, then GetLastError will return a CRYPT_I_NEW_PROTECTION_REQUIRED status code. This is only applicable when calling unprotect. |
| 536870912 (0x20000000) | CRYPTPROTECT_SYSTEM | If data was protected with this flag set, then this flag must be set to unprotect the data. |
This setting is not applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
The default value of UseStreamMode is False.
This setting is only applicable when use_cng is set to True.
This setting is not applicable on macOS.
The default value of UseSystemKeychain is False, and the key and IV are stored in the user keychain with the service name nsoftware OSDP User Key.
Base Config Settings
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:
| Identifier | Name |
| 037 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada |
| 437 | OEM - United States |
| 500 | IBM EBCDIC - International |
| 708 | Arabic - ASMO 708 |
| 709 | Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4 |
| 710 | Arabic - Transparent Arabic |
| 720 | Arabic - Transparent ASMO |
| 737 | OEM - Greek (formerly 437G) |
| 775 | OEM - Baltic |
| 850 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I |
| 852 | OEM - Latin II |
| 855 | OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian) |
| 857 | OEM - Turkish |
| 858 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol |
| 860 | OEM - Portuguese |
| 861 | OEM - Icelandic |
| 862 | OEM - Hebrew |
| 863 | OEM - Canadian-French |
| 864 | OEM - Arabic |
| 865 | OEM - Nordic |
| 866 | OEM - Russian |
| 869 | OEM - Modern Greek |
| 870 | IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2) |
| 874 | ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15) |
| 875 | IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek |
| 932 | ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS |
| 936 | ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore) |
| 949 | ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code) |
| 950 | ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
| 1026 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5) |
| 1047 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System |
| 1140 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol) |
| 1141 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol) |
| 1142 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol) |
| 1143 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol) |
| 1144 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol) |
| 1145 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol) |
| 1146 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol) |
| 1147 | IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol) |
| 1148 | IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol) |
| 1149 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol) |
| 1200 | Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646) |
| 1201 | Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian |
| 1250 | ANSI - Central European |
| 1251 | ANSI - Cyrillic |
| 1252 | ANSI - Latin I |
| 1253 | ANSI - Greek |
| 1254 | ANSI - Turkish |
| 1255 | ANSI - Hebrew |
| 1256 | ANSI - Arabic |
| 1257 | ANSI - Baltic |
| 1258 | ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese |
| 1361 | Korean (Johab) |
| 10000 | MAC - Roman |
| 10001 | MAC - Japanese |
| 10002 | MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5) |
| 10003 | MAC - Korean |
| 10004 | MAC - Arabic |
| 10005 | MAC - Hebrew |
| 10006 | MAC - Greek I |
| 10007 | MAC - Cyrillic |
| 10008 | MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312) |
| 10010 | MAC - Romania |
| 10017 | MAC - Ukraine |
| 10021 | MAC - Thai |
| 10029 | MAC - Latin II |
| 10079 | MAC - Icelandic |
| 10081 | MAC - Turkish |
| 10082 | MAC - Croatia |
| 12000 | Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian |
| 12001 | Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian |
| 20000 | CNS - Taiwan |
| 20001 | TCA - Taiwan |
| 20002 | Eten - Taiwan |
| 20003 | IBM5550 - Taiwan |
| 20004 | TeleText - Taiwan |
| 20005 | Wang - Taiwan |
| 20105 | IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit) |
| 20106 | IA5 German (7-bit) |
| 20107 | IA5 Swedish (7-bit) |
| 20108 | IA5 Norwegian (7-bit) |
| 20127 | US-ASCII (7-bit) |
| 20261 | T.61 |
| 20269 | ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent |
| 20273 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany |
| 20277 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway |
| 20278 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden |
| 20280 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy |
| 20284 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain |
| 20285 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom |
| 20290 | IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended |
| 20297 | IBM EBCDIC - France |
| 20420 | IBM EBCDIC - Arabic |
| 20423 | IBM EBCDIC - Greek |
| 20424 | IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew |
| 20833 | IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended |
| 20838 | IBM EBCDIC - Thai |
| 20866 | Russian - KOI8-R |
| 20871 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic |
| 20880 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian) |
| 20905 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish |
| 20924 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol) |
| 20932 | JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990 |
| 20936 | Simplified Chinese (GB2312) |
| 21025 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian) |
| 21027 | Extended Alpha Lowercase |
| 21866 | Ukrainian (KOI8-U) |
| 28591 | ISO 8859-1 Latin I |
| 28592 | ISO 8859-2 Central Europe |
| 28593 | ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 |
| 28594 | ISO 8859-4 Baltic |
| 28595 | ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic |
| 28596 | ISO 8859-6 Arabic |
| 28597 | ISO 8859-7 Greek |
| 28598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
| 28599 | ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 |
| 28605 | ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 |
| 29001 | Europa 3 |
| 38598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
| 50220 | ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana |
| 50221 | ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana |
| 50222 | ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989 |
| 50225 | ISO 2022 Korean |
| 50227 | ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese |
| 50229 | ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese |
| 50930 | Japanese (Katakana) Extended |
| 50931 | US/Canada and Japanese |
| 50933 | Korean Extended and Korean |
| 50935 | Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese |
| 50936 | Simplified Chinese |
| 50937 | US/Canada and Traditional Chinese |
| 50939 | Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese |
| 51932 | EUC - Japanese |
| 51936 | EUC - Simplified Chinese |
| 51949 | EUC - Korean |
| 51950 | EUC - Traditional Chinese |
| 52936 | HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese |
| 54936 | Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte) |
| 57002 | ISCII Devanagari |
| 57003 | ISCII Bengali |
| 57004 | ISCII Tamil |
| 57005 | ISCII Telugu |
| 57006 | ISCII Assamese |
| 57007 | ISCII Oriya |
| 57008 | ISCII Kannada |
| 57009 | ISCII Malayalam |
| 57010 | ISCII Gujarati |
| 57011 | ISCII Punjabi |
| 65000 | Unicode UTF-7 |
| 65001 | Unicode UTF-8 |
| Identifier | Name |
| 1 | ASCII |
| 2 | NEXTSTEP |
| 3 | JapaneseEUC |
| 4 | UTF8 |
| 5 | ISOLatin1 |
| 6 | Symbol |
| 7 | NonLossyASCII |
| 8 | ShiftJIS |
| 9 | ISOLatin2 |
| 10 | Unicode |
| 11 | WindowsCP1251 |
| 12 | WindowsCP1252 |
| 13 | WindowsCP1253 |
| 14 | WindowsCP1254 |
| 15 | WindowsCP1250 |
| 21 | ISO2022JP |
| 30 | MacOSRoman |
| 10 | UTF16String |
| 0x90000100 | UTF16BigEndian |
| 0x94000100 | UTF16LittleEndian |
| 0x8c000100 | UTF32String |
| 0x98000100 | UTF32BigEndian |
| 0x9c000100 | UTF32LittleEndian |
| 65536 | Proprietary |
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the struct to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
On Windows, this setting is set to false by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to true by default.
To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.
Trappable Errors (DPAPI Struct)
DPAPI Errors
| 104 | Cannot read or write file. |
| 109 | Cannot protect data. |
| 110 | Cannot unprotect data |
| 111 | OutputFile already exists and Overwrite is False. |
| 304 | Cannot write file. |
| 305 | Cannot read file. |
| 306 | Cannot create file. |