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HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE

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The HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE data type is used as a handle to a CryptoAPI cryptographic service provider (CSP) or CNG CSP. This handle must be an HCRYPTPROV handle that has been created by using the CryptAcquireContext function or an NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE handle that has been created by using the NCryptOpenKey function. New applications should always pass in the NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE handle to a CNG CSP.

typedef ULONG_PTR HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE;

The following functions use the HCRYPTPROV_OR_NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE data type:

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header Wincrypt.h