Do the Secure Edition components require the Microsoft WinInet library?
No, the Secure Edition components do not use Microsoft’s proprietary WinInet library to establish secure connections. It is not required that you redistribute this library with your software unless you make use of it elsewhere in your application. The Secure Editions use the standard Windows CryptoAPI and Security Support Provider Interface (SSPI), which is modeled after the Generic Security Service (GSS-API) interface outlined in RFC 2078.