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Delegated access can be given to keys through the use of a [[COM+]] object. This enables [[Internet Information Services|IIS]] [[web servers]] to use DPAPI.
 
==Use of DPAPI by Microsoft Productssoftware==
While not universally implemented in all Microsoft products, the use of DPAPI by Microsoft products has increased with each successive version of Windows. However, many applications from Microsoft and third-party developers still prefer to use their own protection approach or have only recently switched to use DPAPI. For example, [[Internet Explorer]] versions 4.0-6.0, [[Outlook Express]] and [[MSN Explorer]] used the older Protected Storage (PStore) API to store saved credentials such as passwords etc. [[Internet Explorer 7]] now protects stored user credentials using DPAPI.<ref>{{cite web
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