RPC_GSS_MECH_TO_OID

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NAME

rpc_gss_mech_to_oid - Convert a mechanism name to a GSS-API oid  

SYNOPSIS

In rpc/rpcsec_gss.h Ft bool_t Fn rpc_gss_mech_to_oid const char *mech gss_OID *oid_ret  

DESCRIPTION

This function returns the GSS OID associated with the GSS_API mechanism "mech".  

PARAMETERS

mech
The name of a GSS_API mechanism. "kerberos_v5" is currently the only supported mechanism.
oid_ret
Buffer in which to place the returned OID

 

RETURN VALUES

If the GSS_API mechanism name is recognized, TRUE is returned. The corresponding GSS-API oid is returned in Fa *oid_ret . Otherwise FALSE is returned and Fa *oid_ret is left untouched.  

AVAILABILITY

The Fn rpc_gss_mech_to_oid function is part of libtirpc.  

SEE ALSO

rpc(3), gssapi(3), rpcsec_gss3  

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by An Doug Rabson Aq dfr@FreeBSD.org .


 

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