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WIN_CERTIFICATE

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This structure encapsulates a signature used in verifying executable files.

typedef struct WIN_CERTIFICATE {
  DWORD dwLength;
  WORD wRevision;
  WORD wCertificateType;
  BYTE bCertificate[];
} WIN_CERTIFICATE, *LPWIN_CERTIFICATE;

Members

  • dwLength
    Specifies the length, in bytes, of the signature.
  • wRevision
    Specifies the certificate revision. Currently, the only defined certificate revision is WIN_CERT_REVISION_1_0 (0x0100).
  • wCertificateType
    Specifies the type of certificate. The following table shows the possible values for this member.
    Value Description
    WIN_CERT_TYPE_X509 (0x0001) bCertificate contains an X.509 certificate.
    WIN_CERT_TYPE_PKCS_SIGNED_DATA (0x0002) bCertificate contains a PKCS SignedData structure.
    WIN_CERT_TYPE_RESERVED_1 (0x0003) Reserved.
    WIN_CERT_TYPE_PKCS1_SIGN (0x0009) bCertificate contains PKCS1_MODULE_SIGN fields.
  • bCertificate
    An array of certificates. The format of this member depends on the value of wCertificateType.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later.
Header: Loadauth.h.

See Also

Creating a Signature | Verifying a Signature

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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