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Function name : CryptGetKeyParam

Group: Cryptography Reference - Library: advapi32

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Retrieves data that governs the operations of a key.

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Code examples:

CryptoAPI: Collection of Providers class

Declaration:

BOOL WINAPI CryptGetKeyParam(
	HCRYPTKEY hKey,
	DWORD dwParam,
	BYTE* pbData,
	DWORD* pdwDataLen,
	DWORD dwFlags
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER CryptGetKeyParam IN advapi32;
	INTEGER   hKey,;
	INTEGER   dwParam,;
	STRING  @ pbData,;
	INTEGER @ pdwDataLen,;
	INTEGER   dwFlags
  

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Parameters:

hKey [in] Handle to the key being queried.

dwParam [in] Specifies the query being made.

pbData [out] Pointer to a sequence of BYTEs to receive the data.

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

dwFlags [in] Reserved for future use and must be zero.

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Return value:

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

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Comments:

If the Microsoft Cryptographic Service Provider is used, the base symmetric keying material is not obtainable by this function or any other function.

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