gss_release_oid(3GSS) Generic Security Services API Library Functions gss_release_oid(3GSS)
NAME
gss_release_oid - release an object identifier
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
gss_release_oid(OM_uint32 *minor_status, const gss_OID *oid);
DESCRIPTION
The gss_release_oid() function deletes an OID. Such an OID might have been created with gss_str_to_oid().
Since creating and deleting individual OIDs is discouraged, it is preferable to use gss_release_oid_set() if it is necessary to deallocate
a set of OIDs.
PARAMETERS
The parameter descriptions for gss_release_oid() are as follows:
minor_status A mechanism-specific status code.
oid The object identifier of the mechanism to be deleted.
ERRORS
gss_release_oid() returns one of the following status codes:
GSS_S_COMPLETE Successful completion.
GSS_S_FAILURE The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific GSS status code is defined. The mechanism-specific sta-
tus 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_oid_set(3GSS), gss_str_to_oid(3GSS), attributes(5)
Solaris Security for Developers Guide
WARNINGS
This function is included for compatibility only with programs using earlier versions of the GSS-API and should not be used for new pro-
grams. Other implementations of the GSS-API might not support this function, so portable programs should not rely on it. Sun might not con-
tinue to support this function.
SunOS 5.11 15 Jan 2003 gss_release_oid(3GSS)