gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(3GSS)			  Generic Security Services API Library Functions		    gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(3GSS)

NAME

       gss_inquire_cred_by_mech - obtain per-mechanism information about a credential

SYNOPSIS

       cc -flag ...  file ...-lgss [library ...]
       #include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

       OM_uint32  gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(OM_uint32  *minor_status,  const  gss_cred_id_t cred_handle, const gss_OID mech_type, gss_name_t *name,
       OM_uint32 *initiator_lifetime, OM_uint32 *acceptor_lifetime, gss_cred_usage_t *cred_usage);

DESCRIPTION

       The gss_inquire_cred_by_mech() obtains per-mechanism information about a credential.

PARAMETERS

       The parameter descriptions for gss_inquire_cred_by_mech() follow:

       minor_status	       A mechanism specific status code.

       cred_handle	       A handle that refers to the target credential. Specify GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL to inquire about the	default  initiator
			       principal.

       mech_type	       The mechanism for which the information should be returned.

       name		       The name whose identity the credential asserts. Any storage associated with this name must be freed by the applica-
			       tion after use by a call to gss_release_name(3GSS).

       initiator_lifetime      The number of seconds that the credential is capable of initiating security contexts under the specified mechanism.
			       If  the	credential  can  no  longer be used to initiate contexts, or if the credential usage for this mechanism is
			       GSS_C_ACCEPT, this parameter will be set to 0. Specify NULL if this parameter is not required.

       acceptor_lifetime       The number of seconds that the credential is capable of accepting security contexts under the specified	mechanism.
			       If  the	credential  can  no  longer  be  used to accept contexts, or if the credential usage for this mechanism is
			       GSS_C_INITIATE, this parameter will be set to 0. Specify NULL if this parameter is not required.

       cred_usage	       How the credential may be used with the specified mechanism. The cred_usage parameter may contain one of  the  fol-
			       lowing values: GSS_C_INITIATE, GSS_C_ACCEPT, or GSS_C_BOTH. Specify NULL if this parameter is not required.

ERRORS

       gss_inquire_cred_by_mech() may return the following status codes:

       GSS_S_COMPLETE			Successful completion.

       GSS_S_NO_CRED		       The referenced credentials cannot be accessed.

       GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_CREDENTIAL      The referenced credentials are invalid..

       GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED       The credentials cannot be added because they have expired.

       GSS_S_FAILURE		       The  underlying	mechanism  detected an error for which no specific GSS status code is defined.	The mecha-
				       nism-specific status code reported by means of the minor_status parameter details the error condition.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgss (32-bit)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |			     |SUNWgssx (64-bit) 	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       gss_release_name(3GSS), , attributes(5)

       Solaris Security for Developers Guide

SunOS 5.10							    14 Jan 2003 				    gss_inquire_cred_by_mech(3GSS)