CertVerifyTimeValidity (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function verifies the time validity of a certificate.

Syntax

LONG WINAPI CertVerifyTimeValidity(
  LPFILETIME pTimeToVerify,
  PCERT_INFO pCertInfo
);

Parameters

  • pTimeToVerify
    [in] Pointer to a FILETIME structure containing the comparison time. If NULL, the current time is used.
  • pCertInfo
    [in] Pointer to the CERT_INFO structure of the certificate for which the time is being verified.

Return Value

Returns -1 if the comparison time is before the NotBefore member value of the CERT_INFO structure. Returns +1 if the comparison time is after the NotAfter member value. Returns zero for the valid time for the certificate.

Requirements

Header

wincrypt.h

Library

crypt32.lib

See Also

Reference

Certificates Functions
CertVerifyValidityNesting
CERT_INFO
FILETIME