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CRYPT_CREDENTIALS structure (wincrypt.h)

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The CRYPT_CREDENTIALS structure contains information about credentials that can be passed as optional input to a remote object retrieval function such as CryptRetrieveObjectByUrl or CryptGetTimeValidObject.

Syntax

typedef struct _CRYPT_CREDENTIALS {
  DWORD  cbSize;
  LPCSTR pszCredentialsOid;
  LPVOID pvCredentials;
} CRYPT_CREDENTIALS, *PCRYPT_CREDENTIALS;

Members

cbSize

The size in bytes of this structure.

pszCredentialsOid

A pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the type of credential object represented by the pvCredentials member.

This member can contain the following possible value.

Value Meaning
CREDENTIAL_OID_PASSWORD_CREDENTIALS
 The pvCredentials member contains a CRYPT_PASSWORD_CREDENTIALS structure that represents a user name and password combination.

pvCredentials

A pointer to a structure as defined by the pszCredentialsOid member.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header wincrypt.h