ncrypt.h header
This header is used by Security and Identity. For more information, see:
Aliases
- NCryptBuffer (alias of BCryptBuffer)
- NCryptBufferDesc (alias of BCryptBufferDesc)
ncrypt.h contains the following programming interfaces:
Functions
| NCryptCreateClaim Creates a key attestation claim. |
| NCryptCreatePersistedKey Creates a new key and stores it in the specified key storage provider. |
| NCryptDecrypt Decrypts a block of encrypted data. |
| NCryptDeleteKey Deletes a CNG key from storage. |
| NCryptDeriveKey Derives a key from a secret agreement value. (NCryptDeriveKey) |
| NCryptEncrypt Encrypts a block of data. (NCryptEncrypt) |
| NCryptEnumAlgorithms Obtains the names of the algorithms that are supported by the specified key storage provider. |
| NCryptEnumKeys Obtains the names of the keys that are stored by the provider. |
| NCryptEnumStorageProviders Obtains the names of the registered key storage providers. |
| NCryptExportKey Exports a CNG key to a memory BLOB. |
| NCryptFinalizeKey Completes a CNG key storage key. |
| NCryptFreeBuffer Releases a block of memory allocated by a CNG key storage provider. |
| NCryptFreeObject Frees a CNG key storage object. |
| NCryptGetProperty Retrieves the value of a named property for a key storage object. |
| NCryptImportKey Imports a Cryptography API:_Next Generation (CNG) key from a memory BLOB. |
| NCryptIsAlgSupported Determines if a CNG key storage provider supports a specific cryptographic algorithm. |
| NCryptIsKeyHandle Determines if the specified handle is a CNG key handle. |
| NCryptKeyDerivation Creates a key from another key by using the specified key derivation function. |
| NCryptNotifyChangeKey Creates or removes a key change notification. |
| NCryptOpenKey Opens a key that exists in the specified CNG key storage provider. |
| NCryptOpenStorageProvider Loads and initializes a CNG key storage provider. |
| NCryptSecretAgreement Creates a secret agreement value from a private and a public key. (NCryptSecretAgreement) |
| NCryptSetProperty Sets the value for a named property for a CNG key storage object. |
| NCryptSignHash Creates a signature of a hash value. (NCryptSignHash) |
| NCryptTranslateHandle Translates a CryptoAPI handle into a CNG key handle. |
| NCryptVerifyClaim Verifies a key attestation claim. |
| NCryptVerifySignature Verifies that the specified signature matches the specified hash. (NCryptVerifySignature) |
Structures
| NCRYPT_ALLOC_PARA Enables you to specify custom functions that can be used to allocate and free data. |
| NCRYPT_KEY_BLOB_HEADER Contains a key BLOB. |
| NCRYPT_SUPPORTED_LENGTHS Used with the NCRYPT_LENGTHS_PROPERTY property to contain length information for a key. |
| NCRYPT_UI_POLICY Used with the NCRYPT_UI_POLICY_PROPERTY property to contain strong key user interface information for a key. |
| NCryptAlgorithmName Used to contain information about a CNG algorithm. |
| NCryptKeyName Used to contain information about a CNG key. |
| NCryptProviderName Used to contain the name of a CNG key storage provider. |
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