Legacy AxCrypt[1] 1.x may be used in more advanced scenarios, such as integration into other softwares,
server scripting, use from batch files etc.
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Legacy AxCrypt 1.x is often used as a server-side component in for example web applications,
and there are some things to consider. Legacy AxCrypt 1.x is essentially a user program, with
some adaptation to server side use. One of the challenges when run on a server as
a service or called by a service such as IIS, is unwanted interaction between interactive
use and non-interactive use. Legacy AxCrypt 1.x depends on having a resident process running
which does all the real work and specifically serves as the cache for encryption
and decryption keys.
The design of legacy AxCrypt 1.x does not allow several resident processes in one session,
but it does support and is aware of terminal server scenarios, so these issues do
not apply then. The basic problem is that whoever uses AxCrypt first, be it a service
or an interactive user on the server, will cause the resident process to be loaded
and run with that users permissions and identity. If a subsequent use of AxCrypt
is made in the same session from a different user, this will not work.
So, the simple rule is that if you're using legacy AxCrypt 1.x in a server called from a service,
you can't also use it interactively. The easiest way to achieve this is to not install
the Windows Explorer right-click integration during setup. You can also remove this
component later by using the 'Change' option in the Programs and Features applet.
There is a registry entry that is of use here, and it's
called ServerMode. This is useful, but you must define it in the
appropriate subkey of HKEY_CURRENT_USER of the service account if it's to
be applied to the use of AxCrypt by the service. For example, if AxCrypt is run
via IIS 6 under the 'NETWORK SERVICE' account, you need to change the
registry for SID S-1-5-20. To have it apply to an interactive Administrator,
you'll have to do the same for that Admininstrators HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive.
If you still need to use legacy AxCrypt 1.x interactively during testing, I suggest primarly
to use the AxCrypt2Go program which is found in the installation directory of legacy AxCrypt 1.x.
As an alternative, if you're careful, you can use Task Manager to kill the resident
legacy AxCrypt 1.x.exe process whenever you need a clean start.