CSSM_CSP_CreatePassThroughContext

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API Functions

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CSSM_CSP_CreatePassThroughContext

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NAME

CSSM_CSP_CreatePassThroughContext - Create a custom cryptographic context (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_CSP_CreatePassThroughContext(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,const CSSM_KEY *Key,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 an error.
`Key` (input)		The key to be used for the context. The caller passesa pointer to a CSSM_KEY structure containing the key.
`NewContextHandle` (output)
		Cryptographic context handle.

DESCRIPTION

This function creates a custom cryptographic context, givena handle of a CSP and a pointer to a custom input data structure.The cryptographic context handle is returned. The cryptographiccontext handle can be used to call the CSSM pass-through functionfor the CSP.

NOTES

A CSP can create its own set of custom functions. The contextinformation can be passed through its own data structure. The CSSM_CSP_PassThrough() function should be used with the function ID to callthe desired custom function.

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.