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rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)			       Networking Services Library Functions				 rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)

NAME
rpc_gss_mech_to_oid, rpc_gss_qop_to_num - map mechanism, QOP strings to non-string values SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h> bool_t rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(charc*mech, rpc_gss_OIDc*oid); bool_t rpc_gss_qop_to_num(char *qop, char *mech, u_int *num); DESCRIPTION
Because in-kernel RPC routines use non-string values for mechanism and Quality of Protection (QOP), these routines exist to map strings for these attributes to their non-string counterparts. (The non-string values for QOP and mechanism are also found in the /etc/gss/qop and /etc/gss/mech files, respectively.) rpc_gss_mech_to_oid() takes a string representing a mechanism, as well as a pointer to a rpc_gss_OID object identifier structure. It then gives this structure values corresponding to the indicated mechanism, so that the application can now use the OID directly with RPC routines. rpc_gss_qop_to_num() does much the same thing, taking strings for QOP and mechanism and returning a number. PARAMETERS
Information on RPCSEC_GSS data types for parameters may be found on the rpcsec_gss(3NSL) man page. mech An ASCII string representing the security mechanism in use. Valid strings may be found in the /etc/gss/mech file. oid An object identifier of type rpc_gss_OID, whose elements are usable by kernel-level RPC routines. qop This is an ASCII string which sets the quality of protection (QOP) for the session. Appropriate values for this string may be found in the file /etc/gss/qop. num The non-string value for the QOP. RETURN VALUES
Both functions return TRUE if they are successful, FALSE otherwise. FILES
/etc/gss/mech File containing valid security mechanisms /etc/gss/qop File containing valid QOP values ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWrsg (32-bit) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | |SUNWrsgx (64-bit) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
rpc(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_error(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_mechanisms(3NSL), rpcsec_gss(3NSL), mech(4), qop(4), attributes(5) ONC+ Developer's Guide Linn, J. RFC 2078, Generic Security Service Application Program Interface, Version 2. Network Working Group. January 1997. SunOS 5.10 5 Feb 2002 rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)

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rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)			       Networking Services Library Functions				 rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)

NAME
rpc_gss_mech_to_oid, rpc_gss_qop_to_num - map mechanism, QOP strings to non-string values SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h> bool_t rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(charc*mech, rpc_gss_OIDc*oid); bool_t rpc_gss_qop_to_num(char *qop, char *mech, u_int *num); DESCRIPTION
Because in-kernel RPC routines use non-string values for mechanism and Quality of Protection (QOP), these routines exist to map strings for these attributes to their non-string counterparts. (The non-string values for QOP and mechanism are also found in the /etc/gss/qop and /etc/gss/mech files, respectively.) rpc_gss_mech_to_oid() takes a string representing a mechanism, as well as a pointer to a rpc_gss_OID object identifier structure. It then gives this structure values corresponding to the indicated mechanism, so that the application can now use the OID directly with RPC routines. rpc_gss_qop_to_num() does much the same thing, taking strings for QOP and mechanism and returning a number. PARAMETERS
Information on RPCSEC_GSS data types for parameters may be found on the rpcsec_gss(3NSL) man page. mech An ASCII string representing the security mechanism in use. Valid strings may be found in the /etc/gss/mech file. oid An object identifier of type rpc_gss_OID, whose elements are usable by kernel-level RPC routines. qop This is an ASCII string which sets the quality of protection (QOP) for the session. Appropriate values for this string may be found in the file /etc/gss/qop. num The non-string value for the QOP. RETURN VALUES
Both functions return TRUE if they are successful, FALSE otherwise. FILES
/etc/gss/mech File containing valid security mechanisms /etc/gss/qop File containing valid QOP values ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWrsg (32-bit) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | |SUNWrsgx (64-bit) | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
rpc(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_error(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_mechanisms(3NSL), rpcsec_gss(3NSL), mech(4), qop(4), attributes(5) ONC+ Developer's Guide Linn, J. RFC 2078, Generic Security Service Application Program Interface, Version 2. Network Working Group. January 1997. SunOS 5.10 5 Feb 2002 rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)
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