dpapi

Is there a way to use the DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) on Windows XP with Python? I would prefer to use an existing module if there is one that can do it. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a way with Google or Stack Overflow. EDIT: I've taken the example code pointed to by "dF" and tweaked it into a standalone library which can be simply used at a high level to crypt and decrypt using DPAPI in user mode. Simply call dpapi.cryptData(text_to_encrypt) which returns an encrypted string, or the reverse decryptData(encrypted_data_string), which returns the plain

I am currently writing a c# mvc web application in which password are being taken from a user and stored in a database - sql server. I need a way of hashing the passwords. It has been recommended to be to use the Data Protection API (DPAPI). I am not familliar with it and from research on the internet, very little information exists on it. Can anyone point in the direction for further information on it? OR give me an overview of how to set it up and work with it etc. The Data Protection API is primarily used for protecting cryptographic keys and secrets under a users credentials. If you want