libsasl(3LIB) libsasl(3LIB)
NAME
libsasl - simple authentication and security layer library
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lsasl [ library... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
#include <sasl/prop.h>
#include <sasl/saslutil.h>
SASL is a security framework used by connection-oriented network applications primarily for authentication. Another way to describe SASL
is that it is a glue layer between a network application and some security mechanisms that allow applications to authenticate each other
and provide additional security services such as data encryption. As a glue layer, SASL hides the interface specifics of the security
mechanism from the application, which allows greater portability and flexibility as new security mechanisms are implemented. SASL is simi-
lar to the GSS-API in that it provides a layer of abstraction between an application and one or more security mechanisms.
libsasl provides both an API for applications and an SPI for various plug-ins. To link with this library, specify -lsasl on the cc command
line.
INTERFACES
The shared object libsasl.so.1 and associated include files provide the public interfaces defined below. The *_t interfaces are function
prototypes for callbacks that are defined in the public SASL header files. While libsasl provides default versions for some of the call-
backs, this structure allows an application to define its own version of the some of the callback functions.
See intro(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.
prop_clear prop_dispose
prop_dup prop_erase
prop_format prop_get
prop_getnames prop_new
prop_request prop_set
prop_setvals sasl_authorize_t
sasl_auxprop sasl_auxprop_add_plugin
sasl_auxprop_getctx sasl_auxprop_request
sasl_canon_user_t sasl_canonuser_add_plugin
sasl_chalprompt_t sasl_checkapop
sasl_checkpass sasl_client_add_plugin
sasl_client_init sasl_client_new
sasl_client_plug_init_t sasl_client_start
sasl_client_step sasl_decode
sasl_decode64 sasl_dispose
sasl_done sasl_encode
sasl_encode64 sasl_encodev
sasl_erasebuffer sasl_errdetail
sasl_errors sasl_errstring
sasl_getcallback_t sasl_getopt_t
sasl_getpath_t sasl_getprop
sasl_getrealm_t sasl_getsecret_t
sasl_getsimple_t sasl_global_listmech
sasl_idle sasl_listmech
sasl_log_t sasl_server_add_plugin
sasl_server_init sasl_server_new
sasl_server_plug_init_t sasl_server_start
sasl_server_step sasl_server_userdb_checkpass_t
sasl_server_userdb_setpass_t sasl_set_alloc
sasl_set_mutex sasl_seterror
sasl_setpass sasl_setprop
sasl_utf8verify sasl_verifyfile_t
sasl_version
/usr/lib/libsasl.so.1 shared object
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWlibsasl |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
intro(3), attributes(5),
27 Oct 2003 libsasl(3LIB)