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Expand Up @@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ conn, LDAP_OPT_SERVER_CERTIFICATE, &CertRoutine

The server calls <b>VERIFYSERVERCERT</b> after the secure connection has been established. The server's certificate context is supplied for examination by the client.


Even though in some old SDKs <b>VERIFYSERVERCERT</b> is declared as receiving a <a href="/windows/desktop/api/wincrypt/ns-wincrypt-cert_context">PCCERT_CONTEXT</a>, it in fact receives a <b>PCCERT_CONTEXT</b>*.

An application should use the <i>ppServerCert</i> parameter as: <code>PCCERT_CONTEXT* ppServerCert = (PCCERT_CONTEXT*)pServerCert;</code>

Even though <b>VERIFYSERVERCERT</b> is declared as receiving a <a href="/windows/desktop/api/wincrypt/ns-wincrypt-cert_context">PCCERT_CONTEXT</a>, it in fact receives a <b>PCCERT_CONTEXT</b>*. The <i>ppServerCert</i> can be used to verify the certificate. <a href="/windows/desktop/api/wincrypt/nf-wincrypt-certfreecertificatecontext">CertFreeCertificateContext</a> should be called before this function returns. The call to this function should be made as follows:
The <i>ppServerCert</i> can be used to verify the certificate. <a href="/windows/desktop/api/wincrypt/nf-wincrypt-certfreecertificatecontext">CertFreeCertificateContext</a> should be called before this function returns. The call to this function should be made as follows:


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