Michal Trojnara schrieb:
> 
> J._Andrés_Hall wrote:
> > Not really, because (in theory at least!) CryptoAPI CSPs
> > (Crypto Service Provider modules that implement the algos
> > offered by CryptoAPI) need to be digitally signed by Microsoft
> > in Redmond for your security and to keep the NSA from labelling
> > CryptoAPI as CWAH.  Microsoft, in compliance with the NSA,
> > will only sign US CSP modules.
> 
> Yeap.  BUGTRAQ reported last month, that it's easy
> for a user to replace NSA key with his own key.
> This way anyone can sign a module.

BUT: only one CSP signed by everybody and his dog can be
loaded at any given time since the replacement NSAKEY is 
different for every provider.
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