C# Signature:

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool CryptDeriveKey(IntPtr hProv,int Algid, IntPtr hBaseData, int flags, ref IntPtr phKey);
public static extern bool CryptDeriveKey(IntPtr hProv,int Algid, IntPtr hBaseData, int flags, IntPtr phKey);

VB Signature:

Declare Function CryptDeriveKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hProv As IntPtr, _
ByVal Algid As Integer, ByVal hBaseData As IntPtr, ByVal flags As Integer, _
ByRef phKey As IntPtr) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

System.Security.Cryptography.PasswordDeriveBytes and call the CryptDeriveKey.

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