ssldecrementproviderreferencecount.md

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Decrements the references to the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) provider.	67bfa4b5-c02c-4a76-871d-93f3bf4e3602	SslDecrementProviderReferenceCount function (Sslprovider.h)	reference	05/31/2018	APIRef kbSyntax	SslDecrementProviderReferenceCount	DllExport	Ncrypt.dll

SslDecrementProviderReferenceCount function

The SslDecrementProviderReferenceCount function decrements the references to the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) provider.

Syntax

SECURITY_STATUS WINAPI SslDecrementProviderReferenceCount(
  _In_ NCRYPT_PROV_HANDLE hSslProvider
);

Parameters

hSslProvider [in]

The handle of the SSL protocol provider instance.

Return value

If the function succeeds, it returns zero.

If the function fails, it returns a nonzero error value.

Possible return codes include, but are not limited to, the following.

Return code/value	Description
STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE 0xC0000008L	The SSL provider handle is not valid.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Header	Sslprovider.h
DLL	Ncrypt.dll