GSS_RELEASE_NAME(3GSS) Generic Security Services API Library Functions

NAME

gss_release_name - discard an internal-form name

SYNOPSIS

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

OM_uint32 gss_release_name(OM_uint32 *minor_status, gss_name_t *name);

DESCRIPTION

The gss_release_name() function frees GSS-API-allocated storage
associated with an internal-form name. The name is set to
GSS_C_NO_NAME on successful completion of this call.

PARAMETERS

The parameter descriptions for gss_release_name() follow:

minor_status
A mechanism-specific status code.


name
The name to be deleted.

ERRORS

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

GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.


GSS_S_BAD_NAME
The name parameter did not contain a valid 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

attributes(7)


Solaris Security for Developers Guide

June 18, 2021 GSS_RELEASE_NAME(3GSS)