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4/8/2010

This structure is a flexible means of uniquely identifying a certificate.

Syntax 

typedef struct _CERT_ID {
  DWORD 
dwIdChoice;
  union {
	CERT_ISSUER_SERIAL_NUMBER 
IssuerSerialNumber;
	CRYPT_HASH_BLOB 
KeyId;
	CRYPT_HASH_BLOB 
HashId;
  };
} CERT_ID, *PCERT_ID;

Members

dwIdChoice

DWORDindicating which member of the union is being used. The following table shows possible values for this member.

Value Union member used

CERT_ID_ISSUER_SERIAL_NUMBER

IssuerSerialNumber

CERT_ID_KEY_IDENTIFIER

KeyId

CERT_ID_SHA1_HASH

HashId

IssuerSerialNumber

CERT_ISSUER_SERIAL_NUMBERstructure that uniquely identifies a certificate.

KeyId

CRYPT_HASH_BLOBstructure containing a certificate key identifier.

HashId

CRYPT_HASH_BLOBstructure containing an SHA1 hash of the certificate to be used as a unique identifier of the certificate.

Requirements

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

See Also