Encodes the specified pointer. Encoded pointers can be used to provide another layer of protection for pointer values.
PVOID EncodePointer( __in PVOID Ptr );
The pointer to be encoded.
The function returns the encoded pointer.
Encoding globally available pointers helps protect them from being exploited. The EncodePointer function obfuscates the pointer value with a secret so that it cannot be predicted by an external agent. The secret used by EncodePointer is different for each process.
A pointer must be decoded before it can be used.
DecodePointerEncodeSystemPointer
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