FreeBSD manual
download PDF document: gss_inquire_cred.3.pdf
GSS_INQUIRE_CRED(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual (prm)
NAME
gss_inquire_cred - Obtain information about a credential
SYNOPSIS
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32
gss_inquire_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
const gss_cred_id_t cred_handle, gss_ctx_id_t *context_handle,
gss_name_t *name, OM_uint32 *lifetime, gss_cred_usage_t *cred_usage,
gss_OID_set *mechanisms);
DESCRIPTION
Obtains information about a credential.
PARAMETERS
minor_status Mechanism specific status code.
cred_handle A handle that refers to the target credential. Specify
GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL to inquire about the default initiator
principal.
name The name whose identity the credential asserts. Storage
associated with this name should be freed by the
application after use with a call to gss_release_name().
Specify NULL if not required.
lifetime The number of seconds for which the credential will remain
valid. If the credential has expired, this parameter will
be set to zero. If the implementation does not support
credential expiration, the value GSS_C_INDEFINITE will be
returned. Specify NULL if not required.
cred_usage How the credential may be used. One of the following:
GSS_C_INITIATE
GSS_C_ACCEPT
GSS_C_BOTH
Specify NULL if not required.
mechanisms Set of mechanisms supported by the credential. Storage
associated with this OID set must be freed by the
application after use with a call to gss_release_oid_set().
Specify NULL if not required.
RETURN VALUES
GSS_S_COMPLETE Successful completion
GSS_S_NO_CRED The referenced credentials could not be
accessed
GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_CREDENTIAL The referenced credentials were invalid
GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED The referenced credentials have expired. If
the lifetime parameter was not passed as
NULL, it will be set to 0
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
The gss_inquire_cred function first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0.
AUTHORS
John Wray, Iris Associates
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or
assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and
distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind,
provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are included
on all such copies and derivative works. However, this document itself
may not be modified in any way, such as by removing the copyright notice
or references to the Internet Society or other Internet organizations,
except as needed for the purpose of developing Internet standards in
which case the procedures for copyrights defined in the Internet
Standards process must be followed, or as required to translate it into
languages other than English.
The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.
This document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS
IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK
FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT
INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 January 26, 2010 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11