Provide safe implementations of the cryptographic algorithms needed by Microsoft products. Run on all CPU architectures supported by Windows. Good performance. Minimize maintenance cost. Support FIPS 140 certification of products using SymCrypt. Provide high assurance in the proper functionality of the library. More @Wikipedia
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