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

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    <p>I want to securely store a plaintext password on Windows PC. I am currently using DPAPI <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa380261%28VS.85%29.aspx"><code>CryptProtectData</code></a> to encrypt it, then store the encrypted blob in a file in user's local AppData. </p> <p>In Windows 7, there is Windows Vault, a credential manager (Control Panel\User Accounts and Family Safety\Credential Manager) that stores logon data for a variety of logon types, including "generic credential". On the surface this looks like the right place for a program to store credentials. However, I was not able to find any API for it. I read <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa374731%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#other_functions">Authentication function</a> reference in MSDN, but frankly got lost in it.</p> <p>Is there an API to Windows Vault to store and retrieve credentials from a program, and, if yes, where can I find documentation?</p>
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    1. COLooks like CredWrite(), CredRead(), et al under the Credentials Management Functions section.
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    2. COI'm currently looking at solutions for storing user's credentials -- could you tell me why you decided to switch from storing the encrypted blob from CryptProtectData to Windows Vault? More security? It seem's less portable to previous Windows versions (but at the moment, I'm not sure I will care).
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