For long-term Visual C++ developers, the CryptoAPI will be a familiar part of your programming toolkit. If you're developing Windows Vista applications, though, you should be applying the new Windows Cryptography API: Next Generation.

Protect Software with Product Keys based on the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

The need to encrypt sensitive information is more important than ever. Luckily, the C++ class library Crypto++ enables you to encrypt your application data regularly and painlessly.

Learn about a C++/C implementation of CBC DES/DES3.

A frequent challenge is to encrypt and decrypt a string or password. This article contains a C and C++ project that will do this job.

Overview of how to use the Microsoft CryptoAPI to exchange sensitive data

CArchiveExt - Enhanced archiving class with encryption and compression

Encrypting and decrypting sensitive data using CryptoAPI