Top "Dpapi" questions

DPAPI is the API in Windows that allows a program to store "secrets", like passwords.

How do I store and retrieve credentials from the Windows Vault credential manager?

I want to securely store a plaintext password on Windows PC. I am currently using DPAPI CryptProtectData to encrypt it, …

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Chrome 80 how to decode cookies

I had a working script for opening and decrypting Google Chrome cookies which looked like: decrypted = win32crypt.CryptUnprotectData(enctypted_…

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Data protection in ASP.NET Core 2.1 only works on one machine

I'm using the ASP.NET Core Data Protection system to encrypt data with Application A and decrypt it with Application …

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DPAPI password encryption in C# and saving into database.Then Decrypting it using a key

I have tried Password encryption using UTF8 Algorithm and SHA256, but was adviced not to use them. Instead , I was …

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