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The CertFreeCertificateChain function frees a certificate chain by reducing its reference count. If the reference count becomes zero, memory allocated for the chain is released.
To free a context obtained by a get, duplicate, or create function, call the appropriate free function. To free a context obtained by a find or enumerate function, either pass it in as the previous context parameter to a subsequent invocation of the function, or call the appropriate free function. For more information, see the reference topic for the function that obtains the context.
Syntax
void CertFreeCertificateChain(
[in] PCCERT_CHAIN_CONTEXT pChainContext
);
Parameters
[in] pChainContext
A pointer to a CERT_CHAIN_CONTEXT certificate chain context to be freed. If the reference count on the context reaches zero, the storage allocated for the context is freed.
Return value
None
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows XP [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps | UWP apps] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | wincrypt.h |
| Library | Crypt32.lib |
| DLL | Crypt32.dll |