CertSelectCertificateA function (cryptdlg.h)

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02/09/2023

The CertSelectCertificate function presents a dialog box that allows the user to select certificates from a set of certificates that match the given criteria.

Note This function has no associated import library. You must use the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions to dynamically link to CryptDlg.dll.

Syntax

CRYPTDLGAPI BOOL CertSelectCertificateA(
  [in, out] PCERT_SELECT_STRUCT_A pCertSelectInfo
);

Parameters

[in, out] pCertSelectInfo

A pointer to a CERT_SELECT_STRUCT structure that contains criteria that control the displayed certificates for selection and receives the selected certificate.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE.

If the function fails, the return value is FALSE. For extended error information, call the GetLastError function.

Remarks

Note

The cryptdlg.h header defines CertSelectCertificate as an alias which automatically selects the ANSI or Unicode version of this function based on the definition of the UNICODE preprocessor constant. Mixing usage of the encoding-neutral alias with code that not encoding-neutral can lead to mismatches that result in compilation or runtime errors. For more information, see Conventions for Function Prototypes.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	cryptdlg.h
DLL	CryptDlg.dll