nf-wintrust-wthelpercertisselfsigned.md

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NF:wintrust.WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned	WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function (wintrust.h)	Checks whether a certificate is self-signed.	WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function [Security] security.wthelpercertisselfsigned wintrust/WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned	security\wthelpercertisselfsigned.htm	security	456b8c8c-6ca3-469a-a415-e72109696bf5	12/05/2018	WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned, WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function [Security], security.wthelpercertisselfsigned, wintrust/WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned	wintrust.h		Windows	Windows XP [desktop apps only]	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]										Wintrust.lib	Wintrust.dll		Windows			19H1	WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned wintrust/WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned	c++	APIRef kbSyntax	DllExport	Wintrust.dll	WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned

WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function

-description

[The WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. It may be altered or unavailable in subsequent versions. For certificate verification, use the CertGetCertificateChain and CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy functions. For Microsoft Authenticode technology signature verification, use the .NET Framework.]

The WTHelperCertIsSelfSigned function checks whether a certificate is self-signed. This function has no associated import library. You must use the LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress functions to dynamically link to Wintrust.dll.

-parameters

-param dwEncoding [in]

A DWORD value that specifies the encoding types of the certificate to check. For information about possible encoding types, see Certificate and Message Encoding Types.

-param pCert [in]

A pointer to a CERT_INFO structure that contains information about the certificate to check.

-returns

If the function succeeds, the function returns TRUE.

If the function fails, it returns FALSE.