SASL_SERVER_INIT(3SASL)
Simple Authentication Security Layer Library Functions

NAME

sasl_server_init - SASL server authentication initialization

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>

int sasl_server_init(const sasl_callback *callbacks, const char *appname);

DESCRIPTION

Use the sasl_server_init() interface to initialize SASL. You must
call sasl_server_init() before you make a call to
sasl_server_start(). sasl_server_init() may be called only once per
process. A call to sasl_server_init() initializes all SASL mechanism
drivers, that is, the authentication mechanisms. The SASL mechanism
drivers are usually found in the /usr/lib/sasl directory.

PARAMETERS

callbacks
Specifies the base callbacks for all client connections.


appname
The name of the application for lower level logging. For
example, the sendmail server calls appname this way:

sasl_server_init(srvcallbacks, "Sendmail")

RETURN VALUES

sasl_server_init() returns an integer that corresponds to a SASL
error code.

ERRORS

SASL_OK
The call to sasl_server_init() was successful.


All other error codes indicate an error situation that must be
handled, or the authentication session should be quit. See
sasl_errors(3SASL) for information on SASL error codes.

ATTRIBUTES

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


+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|MT-Level | Unsafe |
+--------------------+-----------------+

SEE ALSO

sasl_errors(3SASL), attributes(7)

NOTES

While most of libsasl is MT-Safe, no other libsasl function should be
called until this function completes.

October 22, 2003 SASL_SERVER_INIT(3SASL)