Using the WinHTTP C/C++ API

This section contains information specific to using the WinHTTP C/C++ interface.

• WinHTTP Sessions describes the basic flow of a WinHTTP application, including the order in which functions are called.
• HINTERNET Handles in WinHTTP describes the various types of handles, the naming conventions for these handles, and their hierarchical structure.
• Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) in WinHTTP describes how WinHTTP uses URLs, and provides a code sample to illustrate use of the provided functions.
• Authentication in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for server and proxy authentication of HTTP sessions.
• Passport Authentication in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for Passport 1.4 authentication.
• SSL in WinHTTP describes WinHTTP support for the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
• Using WinHTTP as a Side-by-side Assembly shows a sample application manifest that can be used for linking to WinHTTP.
• Cookie Handling in WinHTTP describes several options that WinHTTP client applications can use to handle cookies.
• Error Handling in WinHTTP describes how to set WinHTTP options programmatically from your C/C++ application.
• WinHTTP AutoProxy Support describes the different ways that WinHTTP API functions report errors.