CredIsProtected function

The CredIsProtected function specifies whether the specified credentials are encrypted by a previous call to the CredProtect function.

Syntax

BOOL WINAPI CredIsProtected(
  _In_  LPTSTR               pszProtectedCredentials,
  _Out_ CRED_PROTECTION_TYPE *pProtectionType
);

Parameters

pszProtectedCredentials [in]

A pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the credentials to test.

pProtectionType [out]

A pointer to a value from the CRED_PROTECTION_TYPE enumeration that specifies whether the credentials specified in the pszProtectedCredentials parameter are protected.

Return value

TRUE if the function succeeds; otherwise, FALSE.

For extended error information, call the GetLastError function.

Requirements