freebsd man page for gss_import_sec_context

GSS_IMPORT_SEC_CONTEXT(3)					Programmer's Manual					 GSS_IMPORT_SEC_CONTEXT(3)

NAME
     gss_import_sec_context -- Import a transferred context

SYNOPSIS
     #include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

     OM_uint32
     gss_import_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status, const gss_buffer_t interprocess_token, gss_ctx_id_t *context_handle);

DESCRIPTION
     Allows a process to import a security context established by another process.  A given interprocess token may be imported only once.  See
     gss_export_sec_context().

PARAMETERS
     minor_status	 Mechanism specific status code.

     interprocess_token  Token received from exporting process.

     context_handle	 Context handle of newly reactivated context.  Resources associated with this context handle must be released by the
			 application after use with a call to gss_delete_sec_context().

RETURN VALUES
     GSS_S_COMPLETE	    Successful completion

     GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT	    The token did not contain a valid context reference

     GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN  The token was invalid

     GSS_S_UNAVAILABLE	    The operation is unavailable

     GSS_S_UNAUTHORIZED     Local policy prevents the import of this context by the current process

SEE ALSO
     gss_delete_sec_context(3), gss_export_sec_context(3)

STANDARDS
     RFC 2743  Generic Security Service Application Program Interface Version 2, Update 1

     RFC 2744  Generic Security Service API Version 2 : C-bindings

HISTORY
     The gss_import_sec_context function first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0.

AUTHORS
     John Wray, Iris Associates

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