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Function name : CryptGetDefaultProvider

Group: Cryptography Reference - Library: advapi32

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Finds the default cryptographic service provider (CSP) of a specified provider type. The CSP can be the default for either for the current user or for the computer (LocalMachine).

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Code examples:

CryptoAPI: Collection of Providers class

Declaration:

BOOL WINAPI CryptGetDefaultProvider(
	DWORD dwProvType,
	DWORD* pdwReserved,
	DWORD dwFlags,
	LPTSTR pszProvName,
	DWORD* pcbProvName
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER CryptGetDefaultProvider IN advapi32;
	INTEGER   dwProvType,;
	INTEGER   pdwReserved,;
	INTEGER   dwFlags,;
	STRING  @ pszProvName,;
	INTEGER @ pcbProvName
  

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Parameters:

dwProvType [in] Specifies the provider type for which the default CSP name is to be found.

pdwReserved [in] Reserved for future use and must be NULL.

dwFlags [in] The following flag values are defined: CRYPT_MACHINE_DEFAULT, CRYPT_USER_DEFAULT

pszProvName [out] Pointer to a null-terminated character string buffer to receive the name of the default CSP.

pcbProvName [in, out] Pointer to a DWORD value specifying the size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by the pszProvName parameter.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero (TRUE).

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Comments:

#DEFINE PROV_RSA_FULL       1  
#DEFINE PROV_RSA_SIG        2  
#DEFINE PROV_DSS            3  
#DEFINE PROV_FORTEZZA       4  
#DEFINE PROV_MS_EXCHANGE    5  
#DEFINE PROV_SSL            6  
#DEFINE PROV_RSA_SCHANNEL   12  
#DEFINE PROV_DSS_DH         13  
#DEFINE PROV_EC_ECDSA_SIG   14  
#DEFINE PROV_EC_ECNRA_SIG   15  
#DEFINE PROV_EC_ECDSA_FULL  16  
#DEFINE PROV_EC_ECNRA_FULL  17  
#DEFINE PROV_SPYRUS_LYNKS   20

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