Re: dpapi security considerations

[dave () samadhicsecurity com]

Whilst my response is a bit late for the poster, for other folks coming across this post with similar issues.

Whilst only available on Windows, consider using the open source project XDP at http://code.google.com/p/xdp/ which 
offers the convenience of the DPAPI but greater flexibility.

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