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        Security Catalogs and Windows XP Embedded

        Doug | Date: Jul 16, 2007 | Comments: 1



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        Security Catalogs are an important feature of the Windows Security system because they help reduce disk footprint used by the code signing process, according to XPe developer Alex Gimenez. However, security catalogs are installed differently on Windows XP Embedded systems than on desktop systems.




        In this technical article, Gimenez explains what security catalogs are about and how to use them in Windows XP Embedded (XPe). He begins with terminology and basic concepts, then shows how these are applied in desktop systems, and finally how it all relates to XPe. Understanding how the security catalog is handled in XPe can help developers plan an application's security features, according to Gimenez.

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        Security Catalogs and Windows XP Embedded




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