C# Signature:

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError=true)]
[return : MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
   static extern bool CryptAcquireContext(ref IntPtr hProv, string pszContainer,
   string pszProvider, uint dwProvType, uint dwFlags);

VB .NET Signature:

Declare Function CryptAcquireContext Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByRef hProv As IntPtr, _
   pszContainer As String, pszProvider As String, dwProvType As Integer, _
   dwFlags As Integer) As Boolean

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Sample Code:

public class Crypt32
    {

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]

        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
        public static extern bool CryptAcquireContext(
        out IntPtr phProv,
        string pszContainer,
        string pszProvider,
        uint dwProvType,
        uint dwFlags);

}

.......

IntPtr hProv = new IntPtr();

bool res = Crypt32.CryptAcquireContext(out hProv, "user", null, PROV_RSA_FULL, CRYPT_NEWKEYSET);

Alternative Managed API:

TODO