SignDataInit

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API Functions

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SignDataInit

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Description
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NAME

SignDataInit: CSSM_SignDataInit, CSP_SignDataInit - Initialize the staged sign data (CDSA)

SYNOPSIS

# include <cssm.h>

API:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_SignDataInit
(CSSM_CC_HANDLE CCHandle)
SPI:
CSSM_RETURN CSSMCSPI CSP_SignDataInit
(CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
CSSM_CC_HANDLE CCHandle,
const CSSM_CONTEXT *Context)

LIBRARY

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

API PARAMETERS

`CCHandle` (input)
		The handle that describes the context of this cryptographic operation used to link to the CSP-managed information.

SPI PARAMETERS

`CSPHandle` (input)
		The handle that describes the add-in Cryptographic Service Provider module used to perform up calls to CSSM for the memory functions managed by CSSM.
`Context` (input)
		Pointer to CSSM_CONTEXT structure that describes the attributes with this context.

DESCRIPTION

This function initializes the staged sign data function.

For staged operations, a combination operation selecting both a digesting algorithm and a signing algorithm must be specified.

The CSP can require that the cryptographic context include access credentials for authentication and authorization checks when using a private key or a secret key.

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.