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.TH LIBGSS 3LIB "Aug 2, 2009"
.SH NAME
libgss \- Generic Security Services library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <\fBgssapi/gssapi.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The functions in this library are the routines that comprise the Generic
Security Services library.
.sp
.LP
When \fBlibgss\fR fails to load or initialize a mechanism listed in
\fB/etc/gss/mech\fR, a message is sent to \fBsyslog\fR(3C).
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibgss.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined
below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object
interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
l l
l l .
\fBGSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS\fR	\fBGSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME\fR
\fBGSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE\fR	\fBGSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME\fR
\fBGSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME\fR	\fBGSS_C_NT_USER_NAME\fR
\fBgss_accept_sec_context\fR	\fBgss_acquire_cred\fR
\fBgss_add_cred\fR	\fBgss_add_oid_set_member\fR
\fBgss_canonicalize_name\fR	\fBgss_compare_name\fR
\fBgss_context_time\fR	\fBgss_create_empty_oid_set\fR
\fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR	\fBgss_display_name\fR
\fBgss_display_status\fR	\fBgss_duplicate_name\fR
\fBgss_export_name\fR	\fBgss_export_sec_context\fR
\fBgss_get_mic\fR	\fBgss_import_name\fR
\fBgss_import_sec_context\fR	\fBgss_indicate_mechs\fR
\fBgss_init_sec_context\fR	\fBgss_inquire_context\fR
\fBgss_inquire_cred\fR	\fBgss_inquire_cred_by_mech\fR
\fBgss_inquire_mechs_for_name\fR	\fBgss_inquire_names_for_mech\fR
\fBgss_process_context_token\fR	\fBgss_release_buffer\fR
\fBgss_release_cred\fR	\fBgss_release_name\fR
\fBgss_release_oid\fR	\fBgss_release_oid_set\fR
\fBgss_seal\fR	\fBgss_sign\fR
\fBgss_store_cred\fR	\fBgss_test_oid_set_member\fR
\fBgss_unseal\fR	\fBgss_unwrap\fR
\fBgss_verify\fR	\fBgss_verify_mic\fR
\fBgss_wrap\fR	\fBgss_wrap_size_limit\fR
.TE

.sp
.LP
There are also the following extensions to the official GSS-API, defined in
\fB<gssapi/gssapi_ext.h>\fR.
.sp

.sp
.TS
l l
l l .
\fBgss_add_buffer_set_member\fR	\fBgss_create_empty_buffer_set\fR
\fBgss_inquire_sec_context_by_oid\fR	\fBgss_release_buffer_set\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/libgss.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/64/libgss.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
64-bit shared object file
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpvs\fR(1), \fBIntro\fR(2), \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBsyslog\fR(3C),
\fBattributes\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fISolaris Security for Developers Guide\fR