NAME

CL_CertImport

SYNOPSIS

CSSM_DATA_PTR CSSMCLI CL_CertImport
    (CSSM_CL_HANDLE CLHandle,
    CSSM_CERT_TYPE ForeignCertType,
    CSSM_CERT_ENCODING ForeignCertEncoding,
    const CSSM_DATA_PTR ForeignCert)

DESCRIPTION

This function imports a certificate from the specified foreign format into the native format of the specified certificate library. The set of ForeignCertTypes supported for import is at the discretion of the certificate library and documented for each module as part of the CSSM_CLSUBSERVICE structure available from the CSSM Registry.

PARAMETERS

CLHandle (input)

The handle that describes the add-in certificate library module used to perform this function.

ForeignCertType (input)

A unique value that identifies the type of the certificate being imported.

ForeignCertEncoding (input)

A unique value that identifies the encoding of the certificate being imported.

ForeignCert (input)

A pointer to the CSSM_DATA structure containing the certificate to be imported into the certificate library modules native certificate type.

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to the CSSM_DATA structure containing the native-type certificate imported from the foreign certificate. If the pointer is NULL, an error has occurred. Use CSSM_GetError to obtain the error code.

ERRORS

CSSM_CL_INVALID_CL_HANDLE

Invalid Certificate Library Handle.

CSSM_CL_INVALID_DATA_POINTER

Invalid pointer input.

CSSM_CL_UNKNOWN_FORMAT

Unrecognized certificate format.

CSSM_CL_MEMORY_ERROR

Not enough memory.

CSSM_CL_CERT_IMPORT_FAIL

Unable to import certificate.

SEE ALSO

CL_CertExport