GSS_INQUIRE_NAMES_FOR_MECH(3GSS) Generic Security Services API Library Functions GSS_INQUIRE_NAMES_FOR_MECH(3GSS)

gss_inquire_names_for_mech - list the name-types supported by the specified mechanism

cc [flag ...] file... -lgss [library ...]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32 gss_inquire_names_for_mech(OM_uint32 *minor_status,

const gss_OID mechanism,gss_OID_set *name_types);

The gss_inquire_names_for_mech() function returns the set of name-types supported by the specified mechanism.

The parameter descriptions for gss_inquire_names_for_mech() follow:

minor_status

A mechanism-specific status code.

mechanism

The mechanism to be interrogated.

name_types

Set of name-types supported by the specified mechanism. The returned OID set must be freed by the application after use with a call to gss_release_oid_set(3GSS).

The gss_inquire_names_for_mech() function may return the following values:

GSS_S_COMPLETE

Successful completion.

GSS_S_FAILURE

The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific GSS status code is defined. The mechanism-specific status code reported by means of the minor_status parameter details the error condition.

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level Safe

gss_release_oid_set(3GSS), attributes(7)

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January 15, 2003 OmniOS