freebsd man page for rpc_gss_get_mech_info

RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3)				   BSD Library Functions Manual 				  RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3)

NAME
     rpc_gss_get_mech_info -- Get extra information about a security mechanism

LIBRARY
     RPC GSS-API Authentication Library (librpcsec_gss, -lrpcsec_gss)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

     const char **
     rpc_gss_get_mech_info(const char *mech, rpc_gss_service_t *service);

DESCRIPTION
     This function looks up a mechanism by name by reading the file /etc/gss/mech and queries it for its capabilities.

PARAMETERS
     mech     The mechanism to search for

     service  If the mechanism is found, the maximum supported service type is returned in *service

RETURN VALUES
     If the mechanism is found, a list of the supported qualities of protection is returned, otherwise NULL.

SEE ALSO
     gssapi(3), rpc(3), rpcset_gss(3)

HISTORY
     The rpc_gss_get_mech_info function first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.

AUTHORS
     This manual page was written by Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.org>.

BSD
								 January 26, 2010							       BSD