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Using the WinHTTP C/C++ API

This section contains information specific to using the WinHTTP C/C++ interface.

WinHTTP Sessions describes the basic flow of a WinHTTP application, including the order in which functions are called.
HINTERNET Handles in WinHTTP describes the various types of handles, the naming conventions for these handles, and their hierarchical structure.
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in WinHTTP describes how WinHTTP uses URLs, and provides a code sample to illustrate use of the provided functions.
Authentication in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for server and proxy authentication of HTTP sessions.
Passport Authentication in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for Passport 1.4 authentication.
SSL in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
Using WinHTTP as a Side-by-side Assembly shows a sample application manifest that can be used for linking to WinHTTP.
Cookie Handling in WinHTTP describes several options that WinHTTP client applications can use to handle cookies.
Error Handling in WinHTTP describes how to set WinHTTP options programmatically from your C/C++ application.
WinHTTP AutoProxy Support describes the different ways that WinHTTP API functions report errors.

Build date: 10/26/2012

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