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Thank you guys, Do you have any official sources stating this?<br />
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Thanks again,
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Thank you guys, Do you have any official sources stating this?

Thanks again,

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for embedded? no, but it is easy to test - just go open a sha2 cert using it, and get a definitive answer &nbsp;:)
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for embedded? no, but it is easy to test - just go open a sha2 cert using it, and get a definitive answer  :)

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More than enough info given - Gaurav Singh answered the question.
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More than enough info given - Gaurav Singh answered the question.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I know Windows XP needs to be &nbsp;at a minimum SP3 to support SHA-2 certificates as stated in this post:<br />
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&nbsp;<a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/pki/archive/2010/09/30/sha2-and-windows.aspx" rel="ugc">http://blogs.technet.com/b/pki/archive/2010/09/30/sha2-and-windows.aspx</a><br />
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I need to know if the same apply to Windows XP Embedded. does it need to be at SP3 too?<br />
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Thanks,
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Hi,

I know Windows XP needs to be  at a minimum SP3 to support SHA-2 certificates as stated in this post:

 http://blogs.technet.com/b/pki/archive/2010/09/30/sha2-and-windows.aspx

I need to know if the same apply to Windows XP Embedded. does it need to be at SP3 too?

Thanks,

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