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34.Dd February 18, 2006
35.Dt KRB5_ANAME_TO_LOCALNAME 3
36.Os HEIMDAL
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm krb5_aname_to_localname
39.Nd converts a principal to a system local name
40.Sh LIBRARY
41Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.In krb5.h
44.Ft krb5_boolean
45.Fo krb5_aname_to_localname
46.Fa "krb5_context context"
47.Fa "krb5_const_principal name"
48.Fa "size_t lnsize"
49.Fa "char *lname"
50.Fc
51.Sh DESCRIPTION
52This function takes a principal
53.Fa name ,
54verifies that it is in the local realm (using
55.Fn krb5_get_default_realms )
56and then returns the local name of the principal.
57.Pp
58If
59.Fa name
60isn't in one of the local realms an error is returned.
61.Pp
62If the size
63.Fa ( lnsize )
64of the local name
65.Fa ( lname )
66is too small, an error is returned.
67.Pp
68.Fn krb5_aname_to_localname
69should only be use by an application that implements protocols that
70don't transport the login name and thus needs to convert a principal
71to a local name.
72.Pp
73Protocols should be designed so that they authenticate using
74Kerberos, send over the login name and then verify the principal
75that is authenticated is allowed to login and the login name.
76A way to check if a user is allowed to login is using the function
77.Fn krb5_kuserok .
78.Sh SEE ALSO
79.Xr krb5_get_default_realms 3 ,
80.Xr krb5_kuserok 3
81