NCryptCloseProtectionDescriptor function

The NCryptCloseProtectionDescriptor function zeros and frees a protection descriptor object and releases its handle.

Syntax


NTSTATUS WINAPI NCryptCloseProtectionDescriptor(
  _In_ NCRYPT_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE hDescriptor
);

hDescriptor [in]: Handle of a protection descriptor created by calling NCryptCreateProtectionDescriptor.

Returns a status code that indicates the success or failure of the function. Possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the following.

Return code	Description
ERROR_SUCCESS	The function was successful.
NTE_INVALID_HANDLE	The handle specified by the hDescriptor parameter cannot be NULL and it must represent a valid descriptor.

Minimum supported client	Windows 8 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2012 [desktop apps only]
Header	NCryptprotect.h
Library	NCrypt.lib
DLL	NCrypt.dll