GenerateKeyPairP

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API Functions

GenerateKeyPair

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GenerateKeyPairP

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Description
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Parameters
Return Value
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NAME

GenerateKeyPairP - Generate an asymmetric key pair with privilege (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_GenerateKeyPairP(CSSM_CC_HANDLE CCHandle,uint32 PublicKeyUsage,uint32 PublicKeyAttr,const CSSM_DATA *PublicKeyLabel,CSSM_KEY_PTR PublicKey,uint32 PrivateKeyUsage,uint32 PrivateKeyAttr,const CSSM_DATA *PrivateKeyLabel,const CSSM_RESOURCE_CONTROL_CONTEXT *CredAndAclEntry,CSSM_KEY_PTR PrivateKey,CSSM_PRIVILEGE Privilege)

LIBRARY

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

PARAMETERS

`Privilege` (input)
		The privilege to be applied during the cryptographicoperation.

See CSSM_GenerateKeyPair.

DESCRIPTION

This function is similar to the CSSM_GenerateKeyPair() function. It also accepts a USEE tag as a privilege requestparameter. CSSM checks that either its own privilege set or theapplication's privilege set (if the application is signed) includesthe tag. If the tag is found and the service provider privilegeset indicates that it is supported, the tag is forwarded to theservice provider.

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.

ERRORS

Errors are described in the CDSA Technical Standard.

CSSMERR_CSP_KEY_LABEL_ALREADY_EXISTS