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Common Security: CDSA and CSSM
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

NAME

CSSM_RetrieveCounter

SYNOPSIS

CSSM_RETURN CSSMAPI CSSM_RetrieveCounter
    (CSSM_CSP_HANDLE CSPHandle,
    CSSM_DATA_PTR Counter)

DESCRIPTION

This function returns the value of a tamper resistant clock/counter of the cryptographic device.

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.

Counter (output)

Pointer to CSSM_DATA structure that contains data of the tamper resistant clock/counter of the cryptographic device.

RETURN VALUE

A CSSM_OK return value signifies that the identifier was retrieved. If CSSM_FAIL is returned, an error has occurred. Use CSSM_GetError to obtain the error code.

ERRORS

CSSM_INVALID_CSP_HANDLE

Invalid provider handle.

CSSM_INVALID_POINTER

Invalid pointer.

CSSM_FUNCTION_NOT_IMPLEMENTED

Function not implemented.


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