hpux man page for gss_import_name

gss_import_name(3)					     Library Functions Manual						gss_import_name(3)

NAME
       gss_import_name() - convert a printable name to an internal form

SYNOPSIS
       DESCRIPTION
	      The routine converts a printable name to an internal form.

   Input Parameters
       input_name_buffer     Specifies the buffer containing the printable name to convert.

       input_name_type	     Specifies the object identifier for the type of printable name.  Applications may specify either to use local system-
			     specific printable syntax, or an OID registered by the GSSAPI implementation to name a particular namespace.

   Output Parameters
       output_name	     Returns the name in an internal form.

       minor_status	     Returns a status code from the security mechanism.

STATUS CODES
       The following status codes can be returned:

       The routine was completed successfully.

       The name passed by the	input_name parameter is not recognized.

       The routine could not interpret the
				input_name parameter as a name of the type specified.

       The input nametype was	but the mechanism contained within the input_name is not supported.

       Check the		minor_status parameter for details.

AUTHOR
       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SEE ALSO
       gss_compare_name(3), gss_display_name(3), gss_export_name(3), gss_release_name(3).

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