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This function compares two encoded public keys to determine whether they are identical.

Syntax 

BOOL WINAPI CertComparePublicKeyInfo(
  DWORD 
dwCertEncodingType,
  PCERT_PUBLIC_KEY_INFO 
pPublicKey1,
  PCERT_PUBLIC_KEY_INFO 
pPublicKey2
);

Parameters

dwCertEncodingType

[in] Specifies the encoding type used. Currently, only X509_ASN_ENCODING is used; however, additional encoding types may be added in the future.

pPublicKey1

[in] Pointer to the CERT_PUBLIC_KEY_INFOstructure for the first public key in the comparison.

pPublicKey2

[in] Pointer to the CERT_PUBLIC_KEY_INFOstructure for the second public key in the comparison.

Return Value

If the public keys are identical and the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero, or TRUE.

If the function fails, the return value is zero, or FALSE.

Remarks

The desktop operating system supports the flag PKCS_7_ASN_ENCODING, but Windows Embedded CE does not and ignores the flag when it is specified.

Requirements

Header wincrypt.h
Library crypt32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 3.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also