NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     krb5_context - krb5 state structure

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <krb5/krb5.h>

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The krb5_context structure is designed to hold all per thread state. All
     global variables that are context specific are stored in this struture,
     including default encryption types, credential-cache (ticket file), and
     default realms.

     The internals of the structure should never be accessed directly, functions
 exist for extracting information.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     krb5_init_context(3), kerberos(8)

BSD                            January 21, 2001                            BSD