RSA BSAFE Cert-C API Reference

Cert-C CryptoAPI Database Service Provider

The Cert-C CryptoAPI Database service provider translates Cert-C database function calls into CryptoAPI function calls. This enables the sharing of keys and certificates among applications written to the Cert-C API and applications written to CryptoAPI. CryptoAPI 2.0 is required to use this provider. This service provider relies upon Microsoft APIs, so it is available only on Microsoft platforms.

To initialize or register the Cert-C CryptoAPI Database service provider, call either the C_InitializeCertC or the C_RegisterService function. Both functions take SERVICE_HANDLER as a parameter. The Initialize member in SERVICE_HANDLER points to the S_InitializeCryptoAPIDB function. The corresponding POINTER should point to a MS_CAPI_DB_PARAMS structure, or it should be NULL_PTR. The S_InitializeCryptoAPIDB function initializes the Cert-C CryptoAPI Database service provider's implementation of the database functions and stores pointers to them in SERVICE_FUNCS's db member, which is a DB_FUNCS structure. Never call S_InitializeCryptoAPIDB directly.

To use the Cert-C CryptoAPI Database service provider in an application, be sure to link in the certcsp library and include the capiprov.h header file.