gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(3)

NAME
gss_inquire_cred_by_mech - API function

SYNOPSIS
#include <gss.h>

OM_uint32 gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_cred_id_t cred_handle, const gss_OID mech_type, gss_name_t * name, OM_uint32 * initiator_lifetime, OM_uint32 * acceptor_lifetime, gss_cred_usage_t * cred_usage);

ARGUMENTS

OM_uint32 * minor_status
     (Integer, modify) Mechanism specific status code.

const gss_cred_id_t cred_handle
     (gss_cred_id_t, read) A handle that refers to the
      target credential. Specify GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL to inquire about
      the default initiator principal.

const gss_OID mech_type
     (gss_OID, read) The mechanism for which information
     should be returned.

gss_name_t * name
     (gss_name_t, modify, optional) The name whose identity the
      credential asserts. Storage associated with this name must be
      freed by the application after use with a call to
      gss_release_name(). Specify NULL if not required.

OM_uint32 * initiator_lifetime
     (Integer, modify, optional) The number of
      seconds for which the credential will remain capable of
      initiating security contexts under the specified mechanism. If
      the credential can no longer be used to initiate contexts, or if
      the credential usage for this mechanism is GSS_C_ACCEPT, this
      parameter will be set to zero. If the implementation does not
      support expiration of initiator credentials, the value
      GSS_C_INDEFINITE will be returned. Specify NULL if not required.

OM_uint32 * acceptor_lifetime
     (Integer, modify, optional) The number of
      seconds for which the credential will remain capable of accepting
      security contexts under the specified mechanism. If the
      credential can no longer be used to accept contexts, or if the
      credential usage for this mechanism is GSS_C_INITIATE, this
      parameter will be set to zero. If the implementation does not
      support expiration of acceptor credentials, the value
      GSS_C_INDEFINITE will be returned. Specify NULL if not required.

gss_cred_usage_t * cred_usage
     (gss_cred_usage_t, modify, optional) How the
      credential may be used with the specified mechanism. One of the
      following: GSS_C_INITIATE, GSS_C_ACCEPT, GSS_C_BOTH. Specify NULL
      if not required.

DESCRIPTION
Obtains per-mechanism information about a credential. Return value: `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.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gss@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2003, 2004 Simon Josefsson.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gss is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gss programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info gss

should give you access to the complete manual.