SslOpenProvider function

The SslOpenProvider function opens a handle to the specified Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) protocol provider.

Syntax

SECURITY_STATUS WINAPI SslOpenProvider(
  _Out_ NCRYPT_PROV_HANDLE *phSslProvider,
  _In_  LPCWSTR            pszProviderName,
  _In_  DWORD              dwFlags
);

Parameters

phSslProvider [out]

The address of an NCRYPT_PROV_HANDLE in which to write the provider handle.

When you have finished using the handle, you should free it by calling the SslFreeObject function.

pszProviderName [in]

A pointer to a Unicode string that contains the provider name. If the value of this parameter is NULL, a handle to the MS_SCHANNEL_PROVIDER is returned.

dwFlags [in]

This parameter is reserved for future use, and it must be set to zero.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns zero.

If the function fails, it returns a nonzero error value.

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

Return code/value	Description
NTE_INVALID_HANDLE 0x80090026L	One of the provided handles is not valid.
NTE_INVALID_PARAMETER 0x80090027L	The phSslProvider or ppProviderList parameter is NULL.
STATUS_NO_MEMORY 0xC0000017L	Not enough memory is available to allocate necessary buffers.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header	Sslprovider.h
DLL	Ncrypt.dll