CryptEnumProviders (Compact 2013)

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3/28/2014

This function retrieves the first or next available cryptographic service provider (CSP). Used in a loop, this function can retrieve in sequence all of the CSPs available on a computer.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI CryptEnumProviders( 
  DWORD dwIndex, 
  DWORD* pdwReserved, 
  DWORD dwFlags, 
  DWORD* pdwProvType, 
  LPTSTR pszProvName, 
  DWORD* pcbProvName
);

Parameters

  • dwIndex
    [in] Index of the next provider to be enumerated.
  • pdwReserved
    [in] Reserved; set to NULL.
  • dwFlags
    [in] Reserved; set to 0 (zero).
  • pdwProvType
    [in] Pointer to the DWORD value that designates the type of the enumerated provider.

  • pszProvName
    [out] Pointer to a buffer that receives a null-terminated string from the enumerated provider.

    This parameter can be NULL to set the size of the name for memory allocation purposes.

  • pcbProvName
    [in, out] On input, pointer to a DWORD value that specifies the size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by the pszProvName parameter. On output, the variable pointed to by this parameter contains the number of bytes stored in the buffer.

    When processing the data returned in the buffer, applications must use the actual size of the data returned. The actual size may be slightly smaller than the size of the buffer specified on input. On input, buffer sizes are usually specified large enough to ensure that the largest possible output data will fit in the buffer. On output, the variable pointed to by this parameter is updated to reflect the actual size of the data copied to the buffer.

Return Value

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure. To get extended error information, call the GetLastError function.

The following table shows the common values for the GetLastError function. The error values prefaced by NTE are generated by the particular CSP you are using.

Value

Description

ERROR_MORE_DATA

The pszProvName buffer was not large enough to hold the provider name.

ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS

There are no more items to enumerate.

ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY

The operating system ran out of memory.

NTE_BAD_FLAGS

dwFlags has an unrecognized value.

NTE_FAIL

Something was wrong with the type registration.

Remarks

This function enumerates the providers on a machine. The provider types may be enumerated by using the CryptEnumProviderTypes function.

If the registry does not contain the provider type, the CryptEnumProviders function call fails with ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER.

Windows Embedded Compact does not support the ANSI version of this function.

Example Code

Important

For readability, the following code example does not contain security checking or error handling. Do not use the following code in a production environment.

long i;
LPTSTR pszName;
DWORD dwType;
DWORD cbName;
DWORD dwErr;
 
// Loop through enumerating provider types.
for (i=0;;i++)
{
if (!CryptEnumProviders(
 i, // in- dwIndex
 NULL, // in- pdwReserved- set to NULL
 0, // in- dwFlags- set to 0
 &dwType, // out- pdwProvType
 NULL, // out- pszProvName- NULL on the first call
 &cbName // in, out-pcbProvName
 ))
 {if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS != (dwErr = GetLastError()))
 {printf("ERROR - CryptEnumProviders : %X\n", dwErr);
 }
 break;
 }
if (NULL == (pszName = (LPTSTR)LocalAlloc(LMEM_ZEROINIT, cbName)))
 {printf("ERROR - LocalAlloc failed!\n");
 }
if (!CryptEnumProviders(
 i,
 NULL,
 0,
 &dwType,
 pszName,
 &cbName // pcbProvName- size of pszName
 ))
 {if (ERROR_NO_MORE_ITEMS != (dwErr = GetLastError()))
 {printf("ERROR - CryptEnumProviders : %X\n", dwErr);
 }
 LocalFree(pszName);
 break;
 }
printf ("Provider %s is type %d\n", pszName, dwType);
LocalFree(pszName);
}

Requirements

Header

wincrypt.h

Library

coredll.lib

See Also

Reference

Cryptography Functions
CryptEnumProviderTypes