sunos man page for sasl_erasebuffer

sasl_erasebuffer(3SASL) 		      Simple Authentication Security Layer Library Functions			   sasl_erasebuffer(3SASL)

NAME
       sasl_erasebuffer - erase buffer

SYNOPSIS
       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl	 [ library ... ]
       #include <sasl/saslutil.h>

       void sasl_erasebuffer(char *pass, unsigned len);

DESCRIPTION
       Use  the sasl_erasebuffer() interface to erase a security sensitive buffer or password. The implementation may use recovery-resistant erase
       logic.

PARAMETERS
       pass	A password

       len	The length of the password

RETURN VALUES
       The sasl_erasebuffer() interface returns no return values.

ERRORS
       None.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWlibsasl		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    16 Sep 2003 					   sasl_erasebuffer(3SASL)