RetrieveCounter

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API Functions

QuerySize

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RetrieveCounter

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Description
Return Value
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Parameters
Notes ON Spi
Errors

NAME

RetrieveCounter: CSSM_RetrieveCounter, CSP_RetrieveCounter - Get the value of a tamper resistant clock (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

API:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_RetrieveCounter
(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
CSSM_DATA_PTR Counter)
SPI:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMCSPI CSP_RetrieveCounter
(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
CSSM_DATA_PTR Counter)

LIBRARY

Common Security Services Manager library (cdsa$incssm300_shr.exe)

PARAMETERS

`CSPHandle` (input)
		The handle that describes the add-in Cryptographic Service Provider module used to perform this function. If a NULL handle is specified, CSSM returns error.
`Counter` (output)
		Pointer to CSSM_DATA structure that contains data of the tamper resistant clock/counter of the cryptographic device.

DESCRIPTION

This function returns the value of a tamper resistant clock/counter of the cryptographic device.

NOTES ON SPI

The output is returned to the caller as specified in Buffer Management for Cryptographic Services.

RETURN VALUE

A CSSM_RETURN value indicating success or specifying a particular error condition. The value CSSM_OK indicates success. All other values represent an error condition.

ERRORS

Errors are described in the CDSA Technical Standard.

None specific to this call.