RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3) |
FreeBSD Library Functions Manual |
RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3) |
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.
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>.