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This function retrieves an array of SecPkgInfostructures that describe the security packages available to the client.

Syntax 

SECURITY_STATUS SEC_ENTRY EnumerateSecurityPackages( 
  ULONG SEC_FAR*
 pcPackages,
  PSecPkgInfo SEC_FAR* 
ppPackageInfo 
);

Parameters

pcPackages

[out] Pointer to the number of packages.

ppPackageInfo

[out] Pointer to an array of SecPkgInfostructures. Each structure contains data that describes a security package available from the security provider.

Return Value

Returns SEC_E_OK to indicate success. A nonzero error value indicates failure.

Remarks

The SecPkgInfostructures provide data that the caller can use to determine which security package best satisfies the caller's requirements.

The caller can use the Namemember of a SecPkgInfostructure to specify a security package in a call to the AcquireCredentialsHandlefunction.

The caller must assume that the security provider includes all available security packages in the single call to EnumerateSecurityPackages.

The caller must call the FreeContextBufferfunction to free the buffer indicated by ppPackageInfo.

Requirements

Header security.h, sspi.h
Library secur32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.10 and later
Windows Mobile Smartphone 2002 and later

See Also