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gss_userok(3)								gss							     gss_userok(3)

NAME
       gss_userok - API function

SYNOPSIS
       #include <gss.h>

       int gss_userok(const gss_name_t name, const char * username);

ARGUMENTS
       const gss_name_t name
		   (gss_name_t, read) Name to be compared.

       const char * username
		   Zero terminated string with username.

DESCRIPTION
       Compare	the username against the output from gss_export_name() invoked on name, after removing the leading OID.  This answers the question
       whether the particular mechanism would authenticate them as the same principal

WARNING
       This function is a GNU GSS specific extension, and is not part of the official GSS API.

RETURN VALUE
       Returns 0 if the names match, non-0 otherwise.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-gss@gnu.org>.  GNU Generic Security Service home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gss/ General help  using	GNU  soft-
       ware: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2003-2011 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying	and  distribution  of  this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
       notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO
       The full documentation for gss is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and gss programs are properly installed at  your	site,  the
       command

	      info gss

       should give you access to the complete manual.

gss								       1.0.2							     gss_userok(3)