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RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual
NAME
rpc_gss_get_mech_info - Get extra information about a security mechanism
LIBRARY
RPC GSS-API Authentication Library (librpcsec_gss, -lrpcsec_gss)
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>
const char **
rpc_gss_get_mech_info(const char *mech, rpc_gss_service_t *service);
DESCRIPTION
This function looks up a mechanism by name by reading the file
/etc/gss/mech and queries it for its capabilities.
PARAMETERS
mech The mechanism to search for
service If the mechanism is found, the maximum supported service type is
returned in *service
RETURN VALUES
If the mechanism is found, a list of the supported qualities of
protection is returned, otherwise NULL.
SEE ALSO
gssapi(3), rpc(3), rpcsec_gss(3)
HISTORY
The rpc_gss_get_mech_info function first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 January 26, 2010 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6