ICertContext interface

[CAPICOM is a 32-bit only component that is available for use in the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.]

The ICertContext interface provides access to the context of a CAPICOM X.509v3 Certificate object. This context allows the CAPICOM certificate to be used in other derivations of CryptoAPI.

When to use

Use this interface when you need to use a CAPICOM Certificate object in another derivation of CryptoAPI.

Members

The ICertContext interface has these types of members:

Methods

The ICertContext interface has these methods.

Method Description
FreeContext Releases a PCCERT_CONTEXT acquired through the CertContext property.

 

Properties

The ICertContext interface has these properties.

Property Access type Description
CertContext
Read/write
Sets or retrieves the PCCERT_CONTEXT of a certificate.

 

Requirements

Requirement Value
Redistributable
CAPICOM 2.0 or later on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
DLL
Capicom.dll