diff --git a/CASA/CASA.changes b/CASA/CASA.changes
index 93cd8209..fdc5f096 100644
--- a/CASA/CASA.changes
+++ b/CASA/CASA.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 18 08:49:01 MST 2009 - jnorman@novell.com
+
+- Bug 458146. Add call to initialize Mono Crypto library during startup 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct 15 14:51:32 MDT 2008 - jnorman@novell.com
 
diff --git a/CASA/micasad/init/Main.cs b/CASA/micasad/init/Main.cs
index 1db1ebd5..c0677534 100644
--- a/CASA/micasad/init/Main.cs
+++ b/CASA/micasad/init/Main.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using sscs.communication;
 using sscs.constants;
 using sscs.common;
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ class SecretStoreClientService
                 Mono.Unix.Native.Syscall.exit(-1);
             }
 
+	    // init mono
+	byte[] initstring = {1,2,3};   //bug 458146 
+        ProtectedData.Protect(initstring, null, DataProtectionScope.CurrentUser);
+
             RegisterSignals();
 			Mono.Unix.Native.Syscall.umask( Mono.Unix.Native.FilePermissions.S_IRGRP | 
 											Mono.Unix.Native.FilePermissions.S_IWGRP |