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

NAME
gss_str_to_oid - convert a string to an OID SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ] #include <gssapi/gssapi.h> OM_uint32 gss_str_to_oid(OM_uint32 *minor_status, const gss_buffer_t oid_str,gss_OID *oid); DESCRIPTION
The gss_str_to_oid() function converts a string to a GSS-API OID structure. You can use the function to convert a simple string to an OID to . This function is a convenience function, as is its complementary function, gss_oid_to_str(3GSS). OIDs created with gss_str_to_oid() must be deallocated through gss_release_oid(3GSS), if available. If an OID must be created, use gss_cre- ate_empty_oid_set(3GSS) and gss_add_oid_set_member(3GSS) to create it. OIDs created in this way must be released with gss_release_oid_set(3GSS). However, it is strongly suggested that applications use the default GSS-API mechanism instead of creating an OID for a specific mechanism. PARAMETERS
The parameter descriptions for gss_str_to_oid() are as follows: minor_status Status code returned by underlying mechanism. oid GSS-API OID structure to receive converted string. oid_str String to convert. ERRORS
gss_str_to_oid() returns one of the following status codes: GSS_S_CALL_INACCESSIBLE_READ A required input parameter could not be read. GSS_S_CALL_INACCESSIBLE_WRITE A required output parameter could not be written. 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 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_add_oid_set_member(3GSS), gss_create_empty_oid_set(3GSS), gss_oid_to_str(3GSS), gss_release_oid_set(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_str_to_oid(3GSS)

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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-spe- cific 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_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 5.10 15 Jan 2003 gss_release_oid(3GSS)
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