CSSM_CSP_CreateDigestContext

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API Functions

CSSM_CSP_CreateDeriveKeyContext

CSSM_CSP_CreateKeyGenContext

CSSM_CSP_CreateDigestContext

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Description
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Parameters
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NAME

CSSM_CSP_CreateDigestContext - Create a digest cryptographic context (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_CSP_CreateDigestContext(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,CSSM_ALGORITHMS AlgorithmID,CSSM_CC_HANDLE *NewContextHandle)

LIBRARY

Common Security Services Manager library (cdsa$incssm300_shr.exe)

PARAMETERS

`CSPHandle` (input)
		The handle that describes the add-in CryptographicService Provider module used to perform this function. If a NULLhandle is specified, CSSM returns error.
`AlgorithmID` (input)
		The algorithm identification number for messagedigests.
`NewContextHandle` (output)
		Cryptographic context handle.

DESCRIPTION

This function creates a digest cryptographic context, givena handle of a CSP and an algorithm identification number. The cryptographiccontext handle is returned. The cryptographic context handle canbe used to call digest cryptographic functions.

RETURN VALUE

A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particularerror condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All othervalues represent an error condition.