KRB5_BUILD_PRINCIPA... FreeBSD Library Functions Manual KRB5_BUILD_PRINCIPA...

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     krb5_build_principal, krb5_build_principal_ext, krb5_build_principal_va,
     krb5_build_principal_va_ext, krb5_make_principal -- principal creation
     functions

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <krb5.h>

     krb5_error_code
     krb5_build_principal(krb5_context context, krb5_principal *principal,
         int realm_len, krb5_const_realm realm, ...);

     krb5_error_code
     krb5_build_principal_ext(krb5_context context, krb5_principal *principal,
         int realm_len, krb5_const_realm realm, ...);

     krb5_error_code
     krb5_build_principal_va(krb5_context context, krb5_principal *principal,
         int realm_len, krb5_const_realm realm, va_list ap);

     krb5_error_code
     krb5_build_principal_va_ext(krb5_context context,
         krb5_principal *principal, int realm_len, krb5_const_realm realm,
         va_list ap);

     krb5_error_code
     krb5_make_principal(krb5_context context, krb5_principal *principal,
         krb5_const_realm realm, ...);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     These functions create a Kerberos 5 principal from a realm and a list of
     components.  All of these functions return an allocated principal in the
     principal parameter, this should be freed with krb5_free_principal()
     after use.

     The ``build'' functions take a realm and the length of the realm.  The
     krb5_build_principal() and krb5_build_principal_va() also takes a list of
     components (zero-terminated strings), terminated with NULL.  The
     krb5_build_principal_ext() and krb5_build_principal_va_ext() takes a list
     of length-value pairs, the list is terminated with a zero length.

     The krb5_make_principal() is a wrapper around krb5_build_principal().  If
     the realm is NULL, the default realm will be used.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     You can not have a NUL in a component. Until someone can give a good
     example of where it would be a good idea to have NUL's in a component,
     this will not be fixed.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     krb5_425_conv_principal(3), krb5_free_principal(3), krb5_parse_name(3),
     krb5_sname_to_principal(3), krb5_unparse_name(3)

HEIMDAL                         August 8, 1997                         HEIMDAL