RegSecureKey

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This structure describes what root keys must be protected in the system from non-trusted applications.

typedef struct RegSecureKey {
  WORD wRoots;
  WORD wLen;
  LPWSTR pName;
} RegSecureKey;

Members

  • wRoots
    A bitmask of values that describes the predefined reserved roots the protected key is under. The following table shows the possible values for this member.
    Value Description
    REGSEC_HKCR Secure under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
    REGSEC_HKCU Secure under HKEY_CURRENT_USER
    REGSEC_HKLM Secure under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    REGSEC_HKUS Secure under HKEY_USERS
  • wLen
    Length of the string pointed to by pName*,* not including the terminating NULL.
  • pName
    Pointer to a buffer containing the name of the key to protect.

Remarks

The key specified by pName must be a key directly off the root of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_USERS, or HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. This will protect data from this key all its subkeys.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later.
Header: Pwinreg.h.

See Also

IOCTL_HAL_GETREGSECUREKEYS | RegSecureKeyList

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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