RetrieveUniqueId

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RetrieveUniqueId

Library
Description
Return Value
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Parameters
Notes ON Spi
Errors

NAME

RetrieveUniqueId: CSSM_RetrieveUniqueId, CSP_RetrieveUniqueId - Get identifier (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

API:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_RetrieveUniqueId
(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
CSSM_DATA_PTR UniqueID)
SPI:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMCSPI CSP_RetrieveUniqueId
(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
CSSM_DATA_PTR UniqueID)

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.
`UniqueID` (output)
		Pointer to CSSM_DATA structure that contains data that uniquely identifies the cryptographic device.

DESCRIPTION

This function returns an identifier that could be used to uniquely differentiate the cryptographic device from all other devices from the same vendor or different vendors.

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.