Jonathan -

Thanks for your thoughts on this one. I am mostly ignorant when it comes to the win api so please forgive me if that is obvious. I admit it up front. The init method of the class contains a call to the following code:

LOCAL lhProviderHandle, lcProviderName, lcContainerName
*** Create Handle to Crypto Provider


If type('this.cProviderName') != T_CHARACTER then
this.cProviderName = dcEmpty && Default
EndIf
lcProviderName = this.cProviderName
If type('this.cContainerName') != T_CHARACTER then
this.cContainerName = dcFOXPRO_APP && Default
EndIf
lcContainerName = this.cContainerName
lhProviderHandle = 0

if !this.CreateRandomCryptKeys(lcContainerName,lcProviderName,dnPROV_RSA_FULL)
return .F.
endif

this.CryptAcquireContext(@lhProviderHandle, ;
lcContainerName, lcProviderName, dnPROV_RSA_FULL,0)
this.hProviderHandle = lhProviderHandle

Return .T.

dcEmpty appear to be .null. although I can't find where it is initialized. Nevertheless, it appears the third parameter is being passed as it should. That would seem to leave the problem with the later assignment:

this.oCrypto.cProviderName = "Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0"

that is used in the actual implementation of the class. Could it be that there is a more specific provider name that should be referenced? If so how would I know what it should be?

-btw The actual vcx file is the one that came with FoxPro and has not been changed. So, I would expect it to be right in it's code (as it seems to be).

Thanks for any further thought on this.