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| application programming interface | interface de programmation d'applications (A set of routines that an application uses to request and carry out lower-level services performed by a computer's operating system. These routines usually carry out maintenance tasks such as managing files and displaying information) |
| Cryptography Application Programming Interface An (API) that is provided as part of Microsoft Windows. CryptoAPI provides a set of functions that allow applications to encrypt or digitally sign data in a flexible manner while providing protection for the user's sensitive private key data. Actual cryptographic operations are performed by independent modules known as (CSPs) | interface CryptoAPI (Cryptography Application Programming Interface) |
| Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface A generic API for performing client-server authentication that can be implemented over any authentication system. GSS-API makes it possible for applications to use the same API with different authentication mechanisms | interface GSS-API (Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface) |
| Internet Server Application Programming Interface An application programming interface (API) that resides on a server computer for initiating software services tuned for Windows operating systems. In Microsoft Provisioning System, ISAPI resides on the Web server | interface ISAPI (Internet Server Application Programming Interface) |
| Messaging Application Programming Interface A messaging architecture that enables multiple applications to interact with multiple messaging systems across a variety of hardware platforms. MAPI is built on the Component Object Model (COM) foundation | interface MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) |
