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DecodeSystemPointer function

Decodes a pointer that was previously encoded with EncodeSystemPointer.

Syntax

C++


PVOID DecodeSystemPointer(
   PVOID Ptr
);

Parameters

Ptr: The pointer to be decoded.

Return value

The function returns the decoded pointer.

Remarks

Using EncodeSystemPointer/DecodeSystemPointer is faster than using EncodePointer/DecodePointer, but the encoded system pointers are more vulnerable to attack because the value can be predicted on a per-machine basis.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows Vista, Windows XP with SP2 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Header	Winbase.h (include Windows.h)
Library	Kernel32.lib
DLL	Kernel32.dll