The gss_delete_sec_context() routine deletes a security context. It also deletes the local data structures associated with the security context. When it deletes the context, the routine can generate a token. The application passes the token to the context acceptor. The context acceptor then passes the token to the gss_process_context_token() routine, telling it to delete the context and all associ...
The gss_display_name() routine provides an application with the text form of an opaque internal name. The application can use the text to display the name but not to print it.
The gss_display_status() routine provides the context initiator with a textual representation of a status code so that the application can display the message to a user or log the message. Because some status values can indicate more than one error, the routine enables the calling application to process status codes with multiple messages. The message_context parameter indicates which error messag...
The gss_export_sec_context() deactivates the security context for the calling process and creates an interprocess token which, when passed to gss_import_sec_context() in another process, will re-activate the context in the second process. Only a single instantiation of a given context may be active at any one time; a subsequent attempt by a context exporter to access the exported security context ...
The gss_get_mic() routine generates a cryptographic message integrity code (MIC) for the supplied message and places the MIC in a token for transfer to the peer application. The qop_req parameter allows a choice between several cryptographic algorithms, if supported by the chosen mechanism.
The gss_import_sec_context() routine lets a process to import a security context established by another process. A given interprocess token may be imported only once.
The gss_init_sec_context() routine is the first step in the establishment of a security context between the context initiator and the context acceptor. To ensure the portability of the application, use its default credential by supplying GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL to the claimant_cred_handle parameter. Specify an explicit credential when the application needs an additional credential; for example, to use...
The gss_inquire_context() routine provides information about the security context to the calling application. The calling application must first have called the gss_acquire_cred() routine for a handle for the credential.
The gss_inquire_cred() routine provides information about a credential to the calling application. The calling application must first have called the gss_acquire_cred() routine for a handle for the credential.
The gss_inquire_mechs_for_name() routine returns the set of mechanisms supported by the GSS-API implementation that may be able to process the specified name.
