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This function enables callers of security provider functions to free a memory buffer allocated by the security provider. For example, the InitializeSecurityContextfunction can allocate a buffer for retrieving the outbound context token.

Syntax 

SECURITY_STATUS SEC_ENTRY FreeContextBuffer( 
  void SEC_FAR*
 pvContextBuffer 
);

Parameters

pvContextBuffer

[in] Pointer to memory allocated by the security provider.

Return Value

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

Remarks

This function can free memory allocated by a security package.

Requirements

Header security.h, sspi.h
Library secur32.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.12 and later
Windows Mobile Smartphone 2002 and later

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