globus_gss_assist_credential (3) - Linux Manuals

NAME

Credential Management -

Acquire Credential.

Functions

OM_uint32 globus_gss_assist_acquire_cred (OM_uint32 *minor_status, gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage, gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle)

OM_uint32 globus_gss_assist_acquire_cred_ext (OM_uint32 *minor_status, char *desired_name_char, OM_uint32 time_req, const gss_OID_set desired_mechs, gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage, gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle, gss_OID_set *actual_mechs, OM_uint32 *time_rec)

Detailed Description

Acquire Credential.

The functions in this section are used to acquire security credentials.

Function Documentation

OM_uint32 globus_gss_assist_acquire_cred (OM_uint32 *minor_status, gss_cred_usage_tcred_usage, gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle)

Called once at the start of the process, to obtain the credentials the process is running under. The

Parameters:

minor_status pointer for return code
cred_usage GSS_C_INITIATE, GSS_C_ACCEPT, or GSS_C_BOTH
output_cred_handle Pointer to the returned handle. This needs to be passed to many gss routines.

Returns:

GSS_S_COMPLETE on success Other GSSAPI return codes

OM_uint32 globus_gss_assist_acquire_cred_ext (OM_uint32 *minor_status, char *desired_name_char, OM_uint32time_req, const gss_OID_setdesired_mechs, gss_cred_usage_tcred_usage, gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle, gss_OID_set *actual_mechs, OM_uint32 *time_rec)

Called once at the start of the process, to obtain the credentials the process is running under. All the parameters of the gss_acquire_cred(), except the desired_name is a string of the form: [type:]name. This will be imported with the type.

Returns:

GSS_S_COMPLETE on success Other GSSPI return codes

See Also:

globus_gss_acquire_cred

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