What is the "schannel.dll" ?

Our database contains 1504 different files for filename schannel.dll . You can also check most distributed file variants with name schannel.dll. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description TLS / SSL Security Provider. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 11 reviews.This file is Dynamic-link Library. This library can be loaded and executed in any running process.

This file is the dynamic linking library used by the Authentication process of MS Windows. This library works under the Local Security Authority Subsystem (LSASS) and supports multiple levels of a certification authority hierarchy using digitally-signed certificates. Also this is a process where one user or device proves his or her identity to another principal, a user, or a device.

More info for this library and the process can be found on MSDN pages, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd143250(v=winembedded.5).aspx

schannel.dll Library

File details of most used file with name "schannel.dll"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
TLS / SSL Security Provider
Version:
6.1.7601.17940
MD5:
af78f66116814fdd6677cebd73035cdd
SHA1:
59ea7345110920fe3c760e1667e536dfd1e2b59f
SHA256:
0e092da6988a5ebd754d352c86458afa758642d15a218633ccd963cafb77a1c9
Size:
247808
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2

Is the library "schannel.dll" Safe or Threat ?

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30% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "schannel.dll" was discovered 4274 days ago. Our database contains 475 variants of the file "schannel.dll" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

User Reviews of the "schannel.dll"

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  • SAFErating from user SSL for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schannel.dll

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\schannel.dll (Variant: 21467270)

    This file is the dynamic linking library used by the Authentication process of MS Windows. This library works under the Local Security Authority Subsystem (LSASS) and supports multiple levels of a certification authority hierarchy using digitally-signed certificates. Also this is a process where one user or device proves his or her identity to another principal, a user, or a device. More info for this library and the process can be found on MSDN pages, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd143250(v=winembedded.5).aspx

  • SAFErating from user Mikel56 for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schannel.dll

  • SAFErating from user kajmik for file C:\Windows\System32\schannel.dll (Variant: 618201)

    Windows Server 2003 R2.

  • SAFErating from user IkaruShinji for file C:\Windows\System32\SCHANNEL.dll (Variant: 508618)

    The file schannel.dll contains program code used by Internet Explorer when communicating with websites using 128-bit Secured Sockets Layer (SSL).

  • SAFErating from user kajmik for file C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schannel.dll (Variant: 538546)

    A part of Windows 7 64bit.