Cryptographic Service Provider
= Cryptographic Service Provider
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A Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) is a software library or module that provides various cryptographic operations, such as encryption, decryption, key generation, digital signatures, and hashing. CSPs are often used in the context of secure communication and data protection. They act as an interface between an application and the cryptographic algorithms or hardware that perform these operations.