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LIBGSS(3LIB) Interface Libraries LIBGSS(3LIB)

NAME

libgss - Generic Security Services library

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

The functions in this library are the routines that comprise the
Generic Security Services library.

When libgss fails to load or initialize a mechanism listed in
/etc/gss/mech, a message is sent to syslog(3C).

INTERFACES

The shared object libgss.so.1 provides the public interfaces defined
below. See Intro(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.

GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME
GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME
GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME
gss_accept_sec_context gss_acquire_cred
gss_add_cred gss_add_oid_set_member
gss_canonicalize_name gss_compare_name
gss_context_time gss_create_empty_oid_set
gss_delete_sec_context gss_display_name
gss_display_status gss_duplicate_name
gss_export_name gss_export_sec_context
gss_get_mic gss_import_name
gss_import_sec_context gss_indicate_mechs
gss_init_sec_context gss_inquire_context
gss_inquire_cred gss_inquire_cred_by_mech
gss_inquire_mechs_for_name gss_inquire_names_for_mech
gss_process_context_token gss_release_buffer
gss_release_cred gss_release_name
gss_release_oid gss_release_oid_set
gss_seal gss_sign
gss_store_cred gss_test_oid_set_member
gss_unseal gss_unwrap
gss_verify gss_verify_mic
gss_wrap gss_wrap_size_limit

There are also the following extensions to the official GSS-API,
defined in <gssapi/gssapi_ext.h>.

gss_add_buffer_set_member gss_create_empty_buffer_set
gss_inquire_sec_context_by_oid gss_release_buffer_set

FILES

/usr/lib/libgss.so.1
shared object

/usr/lib/64/libgss.so.1
64-bit shared object file