Cast Development Kit for Visual C++ is a toolkit providing efficient cryptographic functions for integration into your software applications. With the Cast Development Kit for Visual C++ developers do not require a cryptographic background to incorporate privacy and authentication services into their applications. The cryptographic algorithm employed is the "Cast-32 Algorithm". It is suitable for a multitude of applications such as: electronic funds transfer\; electronic banking\; secure E-mail\; disk and file encryption\; and network user authentication. Features of Cast Development Kit for Visual C++ include: 16-bit and 32-bit static libraries\; 16-bit and 32-bit DLLs\; a file encryption utility\; a performance benchmark program\; a test and certification program\; and more.