CertFreeCertificateContext

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This function frees a certificate context by decrementing its reference count. When the reference count goes to zero, the CertFreeCertificateContext function frees the memory occupied by a certificate context. Each context obtained by a get, find, enumerate, duplicate, or create operation must be freed by the appropriate free operation.

BOOL WINAPI CertFreeCertificateContext(
PCCERT_CONTEXT pCertContext
);

Parameters

  • pCertContext
    [in] Pointer to the CERT_CONTEXT structure to be freed.

Return Values

The function always returns TRUE.

Requirements

Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to
Windows CE OS 3.0 or later Wincrypt.h   Crypt32.lib

Note   This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.

See Also

CERT_CONTEXT

 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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