capicom-encoding-type.md

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Indicates the encoding type used.	13e78a5e-3a31-44de-b249-28e360e1e087	CAPICOM_ENCODING_TYPE enumeration (Capicom.h)	reference	05/31/2018	APIRef kbSyntax	CAPICOM_ENCODING_TYPE	HeaderDef	Capicom.h

CAPICOM_ENCODING_TYPE enumeration

The CAPICOM_ENCODING_TYPE enumeration type indicates the encoding type used.

Members

Member	Description	Value
CAPICOM_ENCODE_ANY	Data is saved as a base64-encoded string or a pure binary sequence. This encoding type is used only for input data that has an unknown encoding type. Introduced in CAPICOM 2.0.	0xffffffff
CAPICOM_ENCODE_BASE64	Data is saved as a base64-encoded string.	0
CAPICOM_ENCODE_BINARY	Data is saved as a pure binary sequence.	1

Remarks

This enumeration type is used by the following CAPICOM methods and properties:

• Certificate.Export method
• EncodedData.Value property
• EncryptedData.Encrypt method
• EnvelopedData.Encrypt method
• ExtendedProperty.Value property
• SignedData.Sign method
• SignedData.CoSign method
• Store.Export method
• Utilities.GetRandom method

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Redistributable	CAPICOM 2.0 or later on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP
Header	Capicom.h