CERT_CONTEXT
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4/8/2010
This structure contains both the encoded and decoded representations of a certificate. A certificate context returned by one of the functions defined in the Wincrypt.h file must be freed by calling the CertFreeCertificateContext function. The CertDuplicateCertificateContext function can be called to make a duplicate copy, which also must be freed by calling the CertFreeCertificateContext function.
Syntax
typedef struct _CERT_CONTEXT {
DWORD dwCertEncodingType;
BYTE* pbCertEncoded;
DWORD cbCertEncoded;
PCERT_INFO pCertInfo;
HCERTSTORE hCertStore;
} CERT_CONTEXT, *PCERT_CONTEXT;
typedef const CERT_CONTEXT *PCCERT_CONTEXT;
Members
- dwCertEncodingType
Currently, only X509_ASN_ENCODING is used; however, additional encoding types may be added in the future.
- pbCertEncoded
Pointer to the encoded certificate.
- cbCertEncoded
Size, in bytes, of the encoded certificate.
- pCertInfo
Pointer to a structure of certificate information.
- hCertStore
Handle to the certificate store that contains the certificate context.
Requirements
| Header | wincrypt.h |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE 3.0 and later |
| Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later |
See Also
Reference
CertAddCertificateContextToStore
CertAddEncodedCertificateToStore
CertCreateCertificateContext
CertDuplicateCertificateContext
CertEnumCertificatesInStore
CertFindCertificateInStore
CertFreeCertificateContext
CertGetIssuerCertificateFromStore
CertGetSubjectCertificateFromStore
CERT_INFO