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CryptCreateHash(3w)

NAME

CryptCreateHash (ADVAPI32.@)

SYNOPSIS

BOOL CryptCreateHash
(
HCRYPTPROV hProv,
ALG_ID Algid,
HCRYPTKEY hKey,
DWORD dwFlags,
HCRYPTHASH* phHash
)

DESCRIPTION

Initiates the hashing of a stream of data.

PARAMS

hProv [In] Handle of a CSP.

Algid [In] Identifies the hash algorithm to use.

hKey [In] Key for the hash (if required).

dwFlags [In] Reserved for future use and must be NULL.

phHash [Out] Address of the future handle to the new hash object.

RETURNS

Success: TRUE

Failure: FALSE.

NOTES

If the algorithm is a keyed hash, hKey is the key.

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "wincrypt.h".

Implemented in "dlls/advapi32/crypt.c".

Debug channel "crypt".

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