GSS_EXPORT_NAME(3GSS) Generic Security Services API Library Functions

NAME

gss_export_name - convert a mechanism name to export form

SYNOPSIS

cc [flag ...] file... -lgss [library ...]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

OM_uint32 gss_export_name(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
const gss_name_t input_name,gss_buffer_t exported_name);

DESCRIPTION

The gss_export_name() function allows a GSS-API internal name to be
converted into a mechanism-specific name. The function produces a
canonical contiguous string representation of a mechanism name,
suitable for direct comparison, with memory(3C), or for use in
authorization functions, matching entries in an access-control list.
The input_name parameter must specify a valid mechanism name, that
is, an internal name generated by gss_accept_sec_context(3GSS) or by
gss_canonicalize_name(3GSS).

PARAMETERS

The parameter descriptions for gss_export_name() follow:

minor_status
A mechanism-specific status code.


input_name
The mechanism name to be exported.


exported_name
The canonical contiguous string form of input_name.
Storage associated with this string must freed by
the application after use with
gss_release_buffer(3GSS).

ERRORS

The gss_export_name() function may return the following status codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.


GSS_S_NAME_NOT_MN
The provided internal name was not a mechanism
name.


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.

ATTRIBUTES

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


+---------------+-----------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Safe |
+---------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

memory(3C), gss_accept_sec_context(3GSS),
gss_canonicalize_name(3GSS), gss_release_buffer(3GSS), attributes(7)


Solaris Security for Developers Guide

January 14, 2003 GSS_EXPORT_NAME(3GSS)