Service Provider Functions Summary
The functions described in this section are used by applications to connect to and disconnect from cryptographic service providers (CSPs). The following table briefly describes each function:
| Function | Description |
| CryptAcquireContext | Acquires a handle to the current user's key container within a particular CSP. |
| CryptGetProvParam | Retrieves attributes of a CSP. |
| CryptReleaseContext | Releases the handle acquired by CryptAcquireContext. |
| CryptSetProvider | Specifies the user default CSP for a particular CSP type. |
| CryptSetProvParam | Specifies attributes of a CSP. |