a problem with cryptographic?

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J. Alberto Gonzalez

Hello!
I have this problem; when I try to import a certificate appears the
following error:


"The private key that you are importing might require a cryptographic
service provider that is not installed on your system."

I've been looking for this problen in microsoft database but the only thing
that I've found I need to install the last service pack.
I've tried with this solution but the problem continues.


Thanks!
 
You should also post this in the "Microsoft crypto" newsgroup. It sounds
like the operating system does not support the CSP [ not a built in one]
that was used with the certificate and therefore you need to install it as
provided from the manufacturer. If this is for a smart card the info below
may be pertinent from the link below. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/identitymanagement/smrtcdcb/sec1/smartc03.mspx
A Cryptography Service Provider (CSP). This facilitates communication
between the device and the smart card. The CSP must be signed by Microsoft,
or it will not work on Windows 2000. Typically, a CSP is provided by the
manufacturer of the Smart Card Reader-for example, a GemPlus reader would
use a GemPlus CSP, a Schlumberger CSP would use the Schlumberger CSP, and so
on.
 
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