Get internet handle witout open it

[Miro Masnoglav]

I have no experience with WinInet API, but I think answer to this question
is NO.
Is it possible to get and close HINTERNET handles of all internet
connections on a PC?
Example: I have Internet Explorer connected to some SSL secured WEB page. I
want to simulate "Clear SSL state" button in Win XP (ControlPanel\Internet
Options\Content). They told me (on another group) I should close all Wininet
handles in addition to call undocumented function SslClearCache from
schannel.dll..
My problem is: How to get this handles? How to get HINTERNET handle IE uses
it? Is it possible?

Thx for any help
Miro

[Stephen Sulzer]

Miro,

You cannot obtain the HINTERNET handles that another component or program is
using.

The "Clear SSL State" button does not need the HINTERNET handles that IE is
using. The code behind the "Clear SSL State" button uses an
undocumented/private WinInet API to unload WinInet's cached SSL client
certificates.

Stephen

Post by Miro Masnoglav
I have no experience with WinInet API, but I think answer to this question
is NO.
Is it possible to get and close HINTERNET handles of all internet
connections on a PC?
Example: I have Internet Explorer connected to some SSL secured WEB page. I
want to simulate "Clear SSL state" button in Win XP (ControlPanel\Internet
Options\Content). They told me (on another group) I should close all Wininet
handles in addition to call undocumented function SslClearCache from
schannel.dll..
My problem is: How to get this handles? How to get HINTERNET handle IE uses
it? Is it possible?
Thx for any help
Miro

[Miro Masnoglav]

Stephen, thanks for your time. Please consider about make this part of
WinInet API public. This could be very useful for CSP implementators.

Thx Miro

Post by Stephen Sulzer
Miro,
You cannot obtain the HINTERNET handles that another component or program is
using.
The "Clear SSL State" button does not need the HINTERNET handles that IE is
using. The code behind the "Clear SSL State" button uses an
undocumented/private WinInet API to unload WinInet's cached SSL client
certificates.
Stephen

Post by Miro Masnoglav
I have no experience with WinInet API, but I think answer to this question
is NO.
Is it possible to get and close HINTERNET handles of all internet
connections on a PC?
Example: I have Internet Explorer connected to some SSL secured WEB

page.

Post by Stephen Sulzer
I

Post by Miro Masnoglav
want to simulate "Clear SSL state" button in Win XP

(ControlPanel\Internet

Post by Stephen Sulzer

Post by Miro Masnoglav
Options\Content). They told me (on another group) I should close all

Wininet

Post by Miro Masnoglav
handles in addition to call undocumented function SslClearCache from
schannel.dll..
My problem is: How to get this handles? How to get HINTERNET handle IE

uses

Post by Miro Masnoglav
it? Is it possible?
Thx for any help
Miro