CredUnmarshalCredential function

The CredUnmarshalCredential function transforms a marshaled credential back into its original form.

Syntax

BOOL CredUnmarshalCredential(
  _In_  LPCTSTR            MarshaledCredential,
  _Out_ PCRED_MARSHAL_TYPE CredType,
  _Out_ PVOID              *Credential
);

Parameters

MarshaledCredential [in]

Pointer to a null-terminated string that contains the marshaled credential.

CredType [out]

Type of credential specified by MarshaledCredential. This is one of the CRED_MARSHAL_TYPE values.

Credential [out]

Pointer to the unmarshaled credential. If CredType returns CertCredential, the returned pointer is to a CERT_CREDENTIAL_INFO structure. If CredType returns UsernameTargetCredential, the returned pointer is to a USERNAME_TARGET_CREDENTIAL_INFO structure.

The caller should free the returned buffer using CredFree.

Return value

This function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure. The GetLastError function can be called to get a more specific status code. The following status code can be returned:

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER

MarshaledCredential is not valid.

Requirements

See also

CredFree

CredMarshalCredential

CRED_MARSHAL_TYPE

CERT_CREDENTIAL_INFO

GetLastError

USERNAME_TARGET_CREDENTIAL_INFO