This function notifies the security system that credentials are no longer required. An application calls this function to free the credential handle acquired in the call to the AcquireCredentialsHandle function. When all references to this credential set have been removed, the credentials themselves can be removed.
At a Glance
| Header file: | Sspi.h |
| Windows CE versions: | 2.10 and later |
Syntax
SECURITY_STATUS FreeCredentialsHandle( PCredHandle phCredential);
Parameters
phCredential
Pointer to the credential handle obtained by using the AcquireCredentialsHandle function
Return Values
SEC_E_OK indicates success. Upon failure, SEC_E_INVALID_HANDLE indicates that the handle passed to the function is invalid.
Remarks
The FreeCredentialsHandle function enables the security system to free resources associated with the credential handle.
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