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30.Dd January 26, 2010
31.Dt GSS_ACCEPT_SEC_CONTEXT 3 PRM
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm gss_accept_sec_context
35.Nd Accept a security context initiated by a peer application
36.\" This next command is for sections 2 and 3 only.
37.\" .Sh LIBRARY
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.In "gssapi/gssapi.h"
40.Ft OM_uint32
41.Fo gss_accept_sec_context
42.Fa "OM_uint32 *minor_status"
43.Fa "gss_ctx_id_t *context_handle"
44.Fa "const gss_cred_id_t acceptor_cred_handle"
45.Fa "const gss_buffer_t input_token_buffer"
46.Fa "const gss_channel_bindings_t input_chan_bindings"
47.Fa "const gss_name_t *src_name"
48.Fa "gss_OID *mech_type"
49.Fa "gss_buffer_t output_token"
50.Fa "OM_uint32 *ret_flags"
51.Fa "OM_uint32 *time_rec"
52.Fa "gss_cred_id_t *delegated_cred_handle"
53.Fc
54.Sh DESCRIPTION
55Allows a remotely initiated security context between the application and a remote
56peer to be established.
57The routine may return a
58.Fa output_token
59which should be transferred to the peer application,
60where the peer application will present it to
61.Xr gss_init_sec_context 3 .
62If no token need be sent,
63.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
64will indicate this
65by setting the length field of the
66.Fa output_token
67argument to zero.
68To complete the context establishment, one or more reply tokens may be
69required from the peer application; if so,
70.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
71will return a status flag of
72.Dv GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED , in which case it
73should be called again when the reply token is received from the peer
74application, passing the token to
75.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
76via the
77.Fa input_token
78parameters.
79.Pp
80Portable applications should be constructed to use the token length
81and return status to determine whether a token needs to be sent or
82waited for.
83Thus a typical portable caller should always invoke
84.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
85within a loop:
86.Bd -literal
87gss_ctx_id_t context_hdl = GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT;
88
89do {
90  receive_token_from_peer(input_token);
91  maj_stat = gss_accept_sec_context(&min_stat,
92				    &context_hdl,
93				    cred_hdl,
94				    input_token,
95				    input_bindings,
96				    &client_name,
97				    &mech_type,
98				    output_token,
99				    &ret_flags,
100				    &time_rec,
101				    &deleg_cred);
102  if (GSS_ERROR(maj_stat)) {
103    report_error(maj_stat, min_stat);
104  };
105  if (output_token->length != 0) {
106    send_token_to_peer(output_token);
107
108    gss_release_buffer(&min_stat, output_token);
109  };
110  if (GSS_ERROR(maj_stat)) {
111    if (context_hdl != GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT)
112      gss_delete_sec_context(&min_stat,
113			     &context_hdl,
114			     GSS_C_NO_BUFFER);
115    break;
116  };
117} while (maj_stat & GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED);
118.Ed
119.Pp
120Whenever the routine returns a major status that includes the value
121.Dv GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED , the context is not fully established and the
122following restrictions apply to the output parameters:
123.Pp
124The value returned via the
125.Fa time_rec
126parameter is undefined unless the
127accompanying
128.Fa ret_flags
129parameter contains the bit
130.Dv GSS_C_PROT_READY_FLAG , indicating that per-message services may be
131applied in advance of a successful completion status, the value
132returned via the
133.Fa mech_type
134parameter may be undefined until the
135routine returns a major status value of
136.Dv GSS_S_COMPLETE .
137.Pp
138The values of the
139.Dv GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG ,
140.Dv GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG ,
141.Dv GSS_C_REPLAY_FLAG ,
142.Dv GSS_C_SEQUENCE_FLAG ,
143.Dv GSS_C_CONF_FLAG ,
144.Dv GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG
145and
146.Dv GSS_C_ANON_FLAG bits returned
147via the
148.Fa ret_flags
149parameter should contain the values that the
150implementation expects would be valid if context establishment were
151to succeed.
152.Pp
153The values of the
154.Dv GSS_C_PROT_READY_FLAG
155and
156.Dv GSS_C_TRANS_FLAG bits
157within
158.Fa ret_flags
159should indicate the actual state at the time
160.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
161returns, whether or not the context is fully established.
162.Pp
163Although this requires that GSS-API implementations set the
164.Dv GSS_C_PROT_READY_FLAG
165in the final
166.Fa ret_flags
167returned to a caller
168(i.e. when accompanied by a
169.Dv GSS_S_COMPLETE
170status code), applications
171should not rely on this behavior as the flag was not defined in Version 1 of the GSS-API.
172Instead, applications should be prepared to use per-message services after a
173successful context establishment, according to the
174.Dv GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG
175and
176.Dv GSS_C_CONF_FLAG values.
177.Pp
178All other bits within the
179.Fa ret_flags
180argument should be set to zero.
181While the routine returns
182.Dv GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED , the values returned
183via the
184.Fa ret_flags
185argument indicate the services that the
186implementation expects to be available from the established context.
187.Pp
188If the initial call of
189.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
190fails, the
191implementation should not create a context object, and should leave
192the value of the context_handle parameter set to
193.Dv GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT to
194indicate this.
195In the event of a failure on a subsequent call, the implementation is
196permitted to delete the "half-built" security context (in which case it
197should set the
198.Fa context_handle
199parameter to
200.Dv GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT ), but the preferred behavior is to leave the
201security context (and the context_handle parameter) untouched for the
202application to delete (using
203.Xr gss_delete_sec_context 3 ).
204.Pp
205During context establishment, the informational status bits
206.Dv GSS_S_OLD_TOKEN
207and
208.Dv GSS_S_DUPLICATE_TOKEN
209indicate fatal errors, and
210GSS-API mechanisms should always return them in association with a
211routine error of
212.Dv GSS_S_FAILURE .  This requirement for pairing did not
213exist in version 1 of the GSS-API specification, so applications that
214wish to run over version 1 implementations must special-case these
215codes.
216.Sh PARAMETERS
217.Bl -tag -width ".It input_chan_bindings"
218.It context_handle
219Context handle for new context.
220Supply
221.Dv GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT for first
222call; use value returned in subsequent calls.
223Once
224.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
225has returned a
226value via this parameter, resources have been
227assigned to the corresponding context, and must
228be freed by the application after use with a
229call to
230.Xr gss_delete_sec_context 3 .
231.It acceptor_cred_handle
232Credential handle claimed by context acceptor.
233Specify
234.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL to accept the context as a
235default principal.
236If
237.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL is
238specified, but no default acceptor principal is
239defined,
240.Dv GSS_S_NO_CRED will be returned.
241.It input_token_buffer
242Token obtained from remote application.
243.It input_chan_bindings
244Application-specified bindings.
245Allows application to securely bind channel identification information
246to the security context.
247If channel bindings are not used, specify
248.Dv GSS_C_NO_CHANNEL_BINDINGS .
249.It src_name
250Authenticated name of context initiator.
251After use, this name should be deallocated by passing it to
252.Xr gss_release_name 3 .
253If not required, specify
254.Dv NULL .
255.It mech_type
256Security mechanism used.
257The returned OID value will be a pointer into static storage,
258and should be treated as read-only by the caller
259(in particular, it does not need to be freed).
260If not required, specify
261.Dv NULL .
262.It output_token
263Token to be passed to peer application.
264If the length field of the returned token buffer is 0,
265then no token need be passed to the peer application.
266If a non-zero length field is returned,
267the associated storage must be freed after use by the
268application with a call to
269.Xr gss_release_buffer 3 .
270.It ret_flags
271Contains various independent flags,
272each of which indicates that the context supports a specific service option.
273If not needed, specify
274.Dv NULL .
275Symbolic names are provided for each flag,
276and the symbolic names corresponding to the required flags should be
277logically-ANDed with the
278.Fa ret_flags
279value to test whether a given option is supported by the context.
280The flags are:
281.Bl -tag -width "WW"
282.It GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG
283.Bl -tag -width "False"
284.It True
285Delegated credentials are available via the delegated_cred_handle parameter
286.It False
287No credentials were delegated
288.El
289.It GSS_C_MUTUAL_FLAG
290.Bl -tag -width "False"
291.It True
292Remote peer asked for mutual authentication
293.It False
294Remote peer did not ask for mutual authentication
295.El
296.It GSS_C_REPLAY_FLAG
297.Bl -tag -width "False"
298.It True
299Replay of protected messages will be detected
300.It False
301Replayed messages will not be detected
302.El
303.It GSS_C_SEQUENCE_FLAG
304.Bl -tag -width "False"
305.It True
306Out-of-sequence protected messages will be detected
307.It False
308Out-of-sequence messages will not be detected
309.El
310.It GSS_C_CONF_FLAG
311.Bl -tag -width "False"
312.It True
313Confidentiality service may be invoked by calling the
314.Xr gss_wrap 3
315routine
316.It False
317No confidentiality service (via
318.Xr gss_wrap 3 )
319available.
320.Xr gss_wrap 3
321will provide message encapsulation,
322data-origin authentication and integrity services only.
323.El
324.It GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG
325.Bl -tag -width "False"
326.It True
327Integrity service may be invoked by calling either
328.Xr gss_get_mic 3
329or
330.Xr gss_wrap 3
331routines.
332.It False
333Per-message integrity service unavailable.
334.El
335.It GSS_C_ANON_FLAG
336.Bl -tag -width "False"
337.It True
338The initiator does not wish to be authenticated; the
339.Fa src_name
340parameter (if requested) contains an anonymous internal name.
341.It False
342The initiator has been authenticated normally.
343.El
344.It GSS_C_PROT_READY_FLAG
345.Bl -tag -width "False"
346.It True
347Protection services (as specified by the states of the
348.Dv GSS_C_CONF_FLAG
349and
350.Dv GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG )
351are available if the accompanying major status return value is either
352.Dv GSS_S_COMPLETE
353or
354.Dv GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED.
355.It False
356Protection services (as specified by the states of the
357.Dv GSS_C_CONF_FLAG
358and
359.Dv GSS_C_INTEG_FLAG )
360are available only if the accompanying major status return value is
361.Dv GSS_S_COMPLETE .
362.El
363.It GSS_C_TRANS_FLAG
364.Bl -tag -width "False"
365.It True
366The resultant security context may be transferred to other processes
367via a call to
368.Xr gss_export_sec_context 3 .
369.It False
370The security context is not transferable.
371.El
372.El
373.Pp
374All other bits should be set to zero.
375.It time_rec
376Number of seconds for which the context will remain valid.
377Specify
378.Dv NULL
379if not required.
380.It delegated_cred_handle
381Credential
382handle for credentials received from context initiator.
383Only valid if
384.Dv GSS_C_DELEG_FLAG
385in
386.Fa ret_flags
387is true,
388in which case an explicit credential handle
389(i.e. not
390.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL )
391will be returned; if false,
392.Fn gss_accept_context
393will set this parameter to
394.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL .
395If a credential handle is returned,
396the associated resources must be released by the application after use
397with a call to
398.Xr gss_release_cred 3 .
399Specify
400.Dv NULL if not required.
401.It minor_status
402Mechanism specific status code.
403.El
404.Sh RETURN VALUES
405.Bl -tag -width ".It GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_CREDENTIAL"
406.It GSS_S_CONTINUE_NEEDED
407Indicates that a token from the peer application is required to
408complete the context,
409and that gss_accept_sec_context must be called again with that token.
410.It GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN
411Indicates that consistency checks performed on the input_token failed.
412.It GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_CREDENTIAL
413Indicates that consistency checks performed on the credential failed.
414.It GSS_S_NO_CRED
415The supplied credentials were not valid for context acceptance,
416or the credential handle did not reference any credentials.
417.It GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED
418The referenced credentials have expired.
419.It GSS_S_BAD_BINDINGS
420The input_token contains different channel bindings to those specified via the
421input_chan_bindings parameter.
422.It GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT
423Indicates that the supplied context handle did not refer to a valid context.
424.It GSS_S_BAD_SIG
425The input_token contains an invalid MIC.
426.It GSS_S_OLD_TOKEN
427The input_token was too old.
428This is a fatal error during context establishment.
429.It GSS_S_DUPLICATE_TOKEN
430The input_token is valid,
431but is a duplicate of a token already processed.
432This is a fatal error during context establishment.
433.It GSS_S_BAD_MECH
434The received token specified a mechanism that is not supported by
435the implementation or the provided credential.
436.El
437.Sh SEE ALSO
438.Xr gss_delete_sec_context 3 ,
439.Xr gss_export_sec_context 3 ,
440.Xr gss_get_mic 3 ,
441.Xr gss_init_sec_context 3 ,
442.Xr gss_release_buffer 3 ,
443.Xr gss_release_cred 3 ,
444.Xr gss_release_name 3 ,
445.Xr gss_wrap 3
446.Sh STANDARDS
447.Bl -tag -width ".It RFC 2743"
448.It RFC 2743
449Generic Security Service Application Program Interface Version 2, Update 1
450.It RFC 2744
451Generic Security Service API Version 2 : C-bindings
452.El
453.Sh HISTORY
454The
455.Nm
456function first appeared in
457.Fx 7.0 .
458.Sh AUTHORS
459John Wray, Iris Associates
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