PFXVerifyPassword (Windows CE 5.0)
This function attempts to decode the outer layer of a BLOB as a Personal Information Exchange (PFX) packet and to decrypt it with the given password. No data from the BLOB is imported.
PFX format is also known as Public-Key Cryptography Standards #12 (PKCS #12) format.
BOOL WINAPI PFXVerifyPassword( CRYPT_DATA_BLOB* pPFX, LPCWSTR szPassword, DWORD dwFlags);
Parameters
- pPFX
[in] Pointer to a CRYPT_DATA_BLOB structure that the function will attempt to decode as a PFX packet. - szPassword
[in] String password to be checked. For this function to succeed, this password must be exactly the same as the password used to encrypt the packet. - dwFlags
[in] Reserved for future use. Must be set to zero.
Return Values
The function return TRUE if the password appears correct; otherwise, it returns FALSE.
Remarks
When you have finished using szPassword, clear the password from memory by calling the SecureZeroMemory function.
Requirements
OS Versions: Windows CE 5.0 and later.
Header: Wincrypt.h.
Link Library: Crypt32.lib.
See Also
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