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4/8/2010

This function verifies the time validity of a certificate.

Syntax 

LONG WINAPI CertVerifyTimeValidity(
  LPFILETIME 
pTimeToVerify,
  PCERT_INFO 
pCertInfo
);

Parameters

pTimeToVerify

[in] Pointer to a FILETIMEstructure containing the comparison time. If NULL, the current time is used.

pCertInfo

[in] Pointer to the CERT_INFOstructure of the certificate for which the time is being verified.

Return Value

Returns -1 if the comparison time is before the NotBeforemember value of the CERT_INFOstructure. Returns +1 if the comparison time is after the NotAftermember value. Returns zero for the valid time for the certificate.

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

Reference

CertVerifyValidityNesting
CERT_INFO

Other Resources

FILETIME