[ pycrypto-Bugs-1343753 ] winrand.c in CryptAcquireContext raises NTE_BAD_KEYSET

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Bugs item #1343753, was opened at 2005-10-31 04:34
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: winrand.c in CryptAcquireContext raises NTE_BAD_KEYSET

Initial Comment:
pycrypto acquires context of container that is unique
to each user, but inproperly handles error when
required key set isn't aviable.

Better way (recomended in MSDN):

if (!CryptAcquireContext(&hProv,
                         "Container",
                         NULL,
                         PROV_RSA_FULL,
                         0))
{
    if (GetLastError() == NTE_BAD_KEYSET)
    {
        if (!CryptAcquireContext(&hProv,
                                 "Container",
                                 NULL,
                                 PROV_RSA_FULL,
                                 CRYPT_NEWKEYSET))
        {
            // Error ...
        }
    }
}



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Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Date: 2005-11-03 04:09

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I had the exact same problem, and the exact same fix solved
it...

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