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BCryptHashData function (bcrypt.h)

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The BCryptHashData function performs a one way hash or Message Authentication Code (MAC) on a data buffer.

Syntax

NTSTATUS BCryptHashData(
  [in, out] BCRYPT_HASH_HANDLE hHash,
  [in]      PUCHAR             pbInput,
  [in]      ULONG              cbInput,
  [in]      ULONG              dwFlags
);

Parameters

[in, out] hHash

The handle of the hash or MAC object to use to perform the operation. This handle is obtained by calling the BCryptCreateHash function.

[in] pbInput

A pointer to a buffer that contains the data to process. The cbInput parameter contains the number of bytes in this buffer. This function does not modify the contents of this buffer.

[in] cbInput

The number of bytes in the pbInput buffer.

[in] dwFlags

A set of flags that modify the behavior of this function. No flags are currently defined, so this parameter should be zero.

Return value

Returns a status code that indicates the success or failure of the function.

Possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the following.

Return code Description
STATUS_SUCCESS
 The function was successful.
STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
 One or more parameters are not valid.
STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE
 The hash handle in the hHash parameter is not valid. After the BCryptFinishHash function has been called for a hash handle, that handle cannot be reused.

Remarks

To combine more than one buffer into the hash or MAC, you can call this function multiple times, passing a different buffer each time. To obtain the hash or MAC value, call the BCryptFinishHash function. After the BCryptFinishHash function has been called for a specified handle, that handle cannot be reused.

Depending on what processor modes a provider supports, BCryptHashData can be called either from user mode or kernel mode. Kernel mode callers can execute either at PASSIVE_LEVEL IRQL or DISPATCH_LEVEL IRQL. If the current IRQL level is DISPATCH_LEVEL, the handle provided in the hHash parameter must be derived from an algorithm handle returned by a provider that was opened by using the BCRYPT_PROV_DISPATCH flag, and any pointers passed to the BCryptHashData function must refer to nonpaged (or locked) memory.

To call this function in kernel mode, use Cng.lib, which is part of the Driver Development Kit (DDK). Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista:  To call this function in kernel mode, use Ksecdd.lib.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header bcrypt.h
Library Bcrypt.lib
DLL Bcrypt.dll

See also

BCryptCreateHash

BCryptFinishHash