Example C Program: Enumerating CSP Providers and Provider Types
The following example lists the CSPs available on a computer and uses the following CryptoAPI functions:
This example uses the function MyHandleError. The code for this function is included in this example. Code for this and other auxiliary functions is also listed under General Purpose Functions.
The following example shows enumerating CSPs and provider types.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// Copyright (C) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
#pragma comment(lib, "crypt32.lib")
#include <stdio.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <wincrypt.h>
void MyHandleError(TCHAR* s);
void Wait(TCHAR* s);
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
// Declare and initialize variables.
HCRYPTPROV hProv;
LPTSTR pszName;
DWORD dwType;
DWORD cbName;
DWORD dwIndex = 0;
BYTE* ptr;
ALG_ID aiAlgid;
DWORD dwBits;
DWORD dwNameLen;
CHAR szName[100];
BYTE pbData[1024];
DWORD cbData = 1024;
DWORD dwIncrement = sizeof(DWORD);
DWORD dwFlags = CRYPT_FIRST;
DWORD dwParam = PP_CLIENT_HWND;
CHAR* pszAlgType = NULL;
BOOL fMore = TRUE;
LPTSTR pbProvName;
DWORD cbProvName;
//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Print header lines for provider types.
_tprintf(TEXT("Listing Available Provider Types.\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT("Provider type Provider Type Name\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT("_____________ ")
TEXT("_____________________________________\n"));
// Loop through enumerating provider types.
dwIndex = 0;
while(CryptEnumProviderTypes(
dwIndex,
NULL,
0,
&dwType,
NULL,
&cbName))
{
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// cbName is the length of the name of the next provider
// type.
// Allocate memory in a buffer to retrieve that name.
if (!(pszName = (LPTSTR)LocalAlloc(LMEM_ZEROINIT, cbName)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("ERROR - LocalAlloc failed!"));
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// Get the provider type name.
if (CryptEnumProviderTypes(
dwIndex++,
NULL,
NULL,
&dwType,
pszName,
&cbName))
{
_tprintf (TEXT(" %4.0d %s\n"),
dwType,
pszName);
}
else
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("ERROR - CryptEnumProviders"));
}
LocalFree(pszName);
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------
// Print header lines for providers.
_tprintf(TEXT("\n\nListing Available Providers.\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT("Provider type Provider Name\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT("_____________ ")
TEXT("_____________________________________\n"));
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Loop through enumerating providers.
dwIndex = 0;
while(CryptEnumProviders(
dwIndex,
NULL,
0,
&dwType,
NULL,
&cbName))
{
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// cbName is the length of the name of the next provider.
// Allocate memory in a buffer to retrieve that name.
if (!(pszName = (LPTSTR)LocalAlloc(LMEM_ZEROINIT, cbName)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("ERROR - LocalAlloc failed!"));
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------
// Get the provider name.
if (CryptEnumProviders(
dwIndex++,
NULL,
0,
&dwType,
pszName,
&cbName))
{
_tprintf (TEXT(" %4.0d %s\n"),
dwType,
pszName);
}
else
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("ERROR - CryptEnumProviders"));
}
LocalFree(pszName);
} // End while loop.
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Get the name of the default CSP specified for the
// PROV_RSA_FULL type for the computer.
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Get the length of the RSA_FULL default provider name.
if (!(CryptGetDefaultProvider(
PROV_RSA_FULL,
NULL,
CRYPT_MACHINE_DEFAULT,
NULL,
&cbProvName)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Error getting the length of the ")
TEXT("default provider name."));
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Allocate local memory for the name of the default provider.
if (!(pbProvName = (LPTSTR)LocalAlloc(
LMEM_ZEROINIT,
cbProvName)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Error during memory allocation ")
TEXT("for provider name."));
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Get the name of the default PROV_RSA_FULL provider.
if (CryptGetDefaultProvider(
PROV_RSA_FULL,
NULL,
CRYPT_MACHINE_DEFAULT,
pbProvName,
&cbProvName))
{
_tprintf(TEXT("\nThe default provider name is \"%s\"\n"),
pbProvName);
}
else
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Getting the provider name failed."));
}
LocalFree(pbProvName);
//-----------------------------------------------------
// Acquire a cryptographic context.
if(!CryptAcquireContext(
&hProv,
NULL,
NULL,
PROV_RSA_FULL,
NULL))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Error during CryptAcquireContext!"));
}
//------------------------------------------------------
// Enumerate the supported algorithms.
//------------------------------------------------------
// Print header for algorithm information table.
_tprintf(TEXT("\nEnumerating the supported ")
TEXT("algorithms\n\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT(" Algid Bits Type ")
TEXT("Name Algorithm\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT(" Length")
TEXT(" Name\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT(" _______________________________________")
TEXT("_________________\n"));
while(fMore)
{
//------------------------------------------------------
// Retrieve information about an algorithm.
if(CryptGetProvParam(
hProv,
PP_ENUMALGS,
pbData,
&cbData,
dwFlags))
{
//-------------------------------------------------------
// Extract algorithm information from the pbData buffer.
dwFlags = 0;
ptr = pbData;
aiAlgid = *(ALG_ID *)ptr;
ptr += sizeof(ALG_ID);
dwBits = *(DWORD *)ptr;
ptr += dwIncrement;
dwNameLen = *(DWORD *)ptr;
ptr += dwIncrement;
strncpy_s(szName, sizeof(szName), (char *) ptr, dwNameLen);
//-------------------------------------------------------
// Determine the algorithm type.
switch(GET_ALG_CLASS(aiAlgid))
{
case ALG_CLASS_DATA_ENCRYPT:
pszAlgType = "Encrypt ";
break;
case ALG_CLASS_HASH:
pszAlgType = "Hash ";
break;
case ALG_CLASS_KEY_EXCHANGE:
pszAlgType = "Exchange ";
break;
case ALG_CLASS_SIGNATURE:
pszAlgType = "Signature";
break;
default:
pszAlgType = "Unknown ";
break;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------
// Print information about the algorithm.
printf(" %8.8xh %-4d %s %-2d %s\n",
aiAlgid,
dwBits,
pszAlgType,
dwNameLen,
szName);
}
else
{
fMore = FALSE;
}
}
Wait(TEXT("\nPress Enter to continue."));
if(!(CryptReleaseContext(hProv, 0)))
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Error during CryptReleaseContext."));
}
if(GetLastError() == ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS)
{
_tprintf(TEXT("\nThe program completed without error.\n"));
}
else
{
MyHandleError(TEXT("Error reading algorithm!"));
}
} // End main.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
// This example uses the function MyHandleError, a simple error
// handling function, to print an error message and exit
// the program.
// For most applications, replace this function with one
// that does more extensive error reporting.
void MyHandleError(TCHAR *s)
{
_tprintf(TEXT("An error occurred in running the program.\n"));
_tprintf(TEXT("%s\n"),s);
_tprintf(TEXT("Error number %x\n."), GetLastError());
_tprintf(TEXT("Program terminating.\n"));
exit(1);
}
void Wait(TCHAR *s)
{
char x;
_tprintf(s);
x = getchar();
}
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