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28.Dd January 26, 2010
29.Dt GSS_ADD_CRED 3 PRM
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm gss_add_cred
33.Nd Construct credentials incrementally
34.\" This next command is for sections 2 and 3 only.
35.\" .Sh LIBRARY
36.Sh SYNOPSIS
37.In "gssapi/gssapi.h"
38.Ft OM_uint32
39.Fo gss_add_cred
40.Fa "OM_uint32 *minor_status"
41.Fa "const gss_cred_id_t input_cred_handle"
42.Fa "const gss_name_t desired_name"
43.Fa "const gss_OID desired_mech"
44.Fa "gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage"
45.Fa "OM_uint32 initiator_time_req"
46.Fa "OM_uint32 acceptor_time_req"
47.Fa "gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle"
48.Fa "gss_OID_set *actual_mechs"
49.Fa "OM_uint32 *initiator_time_rec"
50.Fa "OM_uint32 *acceptor_time_rec"
51.Fc
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53Adds a credential-element to a credential.
54The credential-element is identified by the name of the principal to
55which it refers.
56GSS-API implementations must impose a local access-control policy on
57callers of this routine to prevent unauthorized callers from acquiring
58credential-elements to which they are not entitled.
59This routine is not intended to provide a "login to the network"
60function,
61as such a function would involve the creation of new
62mechanism-specific authentication data,
63rather than merely acquiring a GSS-API handle to existing data.
64Such functions,
65if required,
66should be defined in implementation-specific extensions to the API.
67.Pp
68If
69.Fa desired_name
70is
71.Dv GSS_C_NO_NAME ,
72the call is interpreted as a request to add a credential element that
73will invoke default behavior when passed to
74.Fn gss_init_sec_context
75(if cred_usage is
76.Dv GSS_C_INITIATE
77or
78.Dv GSS_C_BOTH )
79or
80.Fn gss_accept_sec_context
81(if
82.Fa cred_usage
83is
84.Dv GSS_C_ACCEPT
85or
86.Dv GSS_C_BOTH ).
87.Pp
88This routine is expected to be used primarily by context acceptors,
89since implementations are likely to provide mechanism-specific ways of
90obtaining GSS-API initiator credentials from the system login process.
91Some implementations may therefore not support the acquisition of
92.Dv GSS_C_INITIATE
93or
94.Dv GSS_C_BOTH
95credentials via
96.Fn gss_acquire_cred
97for any name other than
98.Dv GSS_C_NO_NAME ,
99or a name produced by applying either
100.Fn gss_inquire_cred
101to a valid credential,
102or
103.Fn gss_inquire_context
104to an active context.
105.Pp
106If credential acquisition is time-consuming for a mechanism,
107the mechanism may choose to delay the actual acquisition until the
108credential is required (e.g. by
109.Fn gss_init_sec_context
110or
111.Fn gss_accept_sec_context ).
112Such mechanism-specific implementation decisions should be invisible
113to the calling application;
114thus a call of
115.Fn gss_inquire_cred
116immediately following the call of
117.Fn gss_add_cred
118must return valid credential data,
119and may therefore incur the overhead of a deferred credential acquisition.
120.Pp
121This routine can be used to either compose a new credential containing
122all credential-elements of the original in addition to the
123newly-acquire credential-element,
124or to add the new credential-element to an existing credential.
125If
126.Dv NULL
127is specified for the
128.Fa output_cred_handle
129parameter argument,
130the new credential-element will be added to the credential identified
131by
132.Fa input_cred_handle ;
133if a valid pointer is specified for the
134.Fa output_cred_handle
135parameter,
136a new credential handle will be created.
137.Pp
138If
139.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL
140is specified as the
141.Fa input_cred_handle ,
142.Fn gss_add_cred
143will compose a credential (and set the
144.Fa output_cred_handle
145parameter accordingly) based on default behavior.
146That is, the call will have the same effect as if the application had
147first made a call to
148.Fn gss_acquire_cred ,
149specifying the same usage and passing
150.Dv GSS_C_NO_NAME
151as the
152.Fa desired_name
153parameter to obtain an explicit credential handle embodying default
154behavior,
155passed this credential handle to
156.Fn gss_add_cred ,
157and finally called
158.Fn gss_release_cred
159on the first credential handle.
160.Pp
161If
162.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL
163is specified as the
164.Fa input_cred_handle
165parameter,
166a non-
167.Dv NULL
168.Fa output_cred_handle
169must be supplied.
170.Sh PARAMETERS
171.Bl -tag -width ".It output_cred_handle"
172.It minor_status
173Mechanism specific status code.
174.It input_cred_handle
175The credential to which a credential-element will be added.
176If
177.Dv GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL
178is specified, the routine will compose the new credential based on
179default behavior (see description above).
180Note that, while the credential-handle is not modified by
181.Fn gss_add_cred ,
182the underlying credential will be modified if
183.Fa output_credential_handle
184is
185.Dv NULL .
186.It desired_name
187Name of principal whose credential should be acquired.
188.It desired_mech
189Underlying security mechanism with which the credential may be used.
190.It cred_usage
191.Bl -tag -width "GSS_C_INITIATE"
192.It GSS_C_BOTH
193Credential may be used either to initiate or accept security
194contexts.
195.It GSS_C_INITIATE
196Credential will only be used to initiate security contexts.
197.It GSS_C_ACCEPT
198Credential will only be used to accept security contexts.
199.El
200.It initiator_time_req
201Number of seconds that the credential should remain valid for
202initiating security contexts.
203This argument is ignored if the composed credentials are of type
204.Dv GSS_C_ACCEPT .
205Specify
206.Dv GSS_C_INDEFINITE
207to request that the credentials have the maximum permitted initiator lifetime.
208.It acceptor_time_req
209Number of seconds that the credential should remain valid for
210accepting security contexts.
211This argument is ignored if the composed credentials are of type
212.Dv GSS_C_INITIATE .
213Specify
214.Dv GSS_C_INDEFINITE
215to request that the credentials have the maximum permitted initiator lifetime.
216.It output_cred_handle
217The returned credential handle,
218containing
219the new credential-element and all the credential-elements from
220.Fa input_cred_handle .
221If a valid pointer to a
222.Fa gss_cred_id_t
223is supplied for this parameter,
224.Fn gss_add_cred
225creates a new credential handle containing all credential-elements
226from the
227.Fa input_cred_handle
228and the newly acquired credential-element;
229if
230.Dv NULL
231is specified for this parameter,
232the newly acquired credential-element will be added to the credential
233identified by
234.Fa input_cred_handle .
235.Pp
236The resources associated with any credential handle returned via this
237parameter must be released by the application after use with a call to
238.Fn gss_release_cred .
239.It actual_mechs
240The complete set of mechanisms for which the new credential is valid.
241Storage for the returned OID-set must be freed by the application
242after use with a call to
243.Fn gss_release_oid_set .
244Specify
245.Dv NULL if not required.
246.It initiator_time_rec
247Actual number of seconds for which the returned credentials will
248remain valid for initiating contexts using the specified mechanism.
249If the implementation or mechanism does not support expiration of
250credentials,
251the value
252.Dv GSS_C_INDEFINITE
253will be returned.
254Specify
255.Dv NULL
256if not required.
257.It acceptor_time_rec
258Actual number of seconds for which the returned credentials will
259remain valid for accepting security contexts using the specified
260mechanism.
261If the implementation or mechanism does not support expiration of
262credentials,
263the value
264.Dv GSS_C_INDEFINITE
265will be returned.
266Specify
267.Dv NULL
268if not required.
269.El
270.Sh RETURN VALUES
271.Bl -tag -width ".It GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED"
272.It GSS_S_COMPLETE
273Successful completion.
274.It GSS_S_BAD_MECH
275Unavailable mechanism requested.
276.It GSS_S_BAD_NAMETYPE
277Type contained within desired_name parameter is not supported
278.It GSS_S_BAD_NAME
279Value supplied for desired_name parameter is ill-formed.
280.It GSS_S_DUPLICATE_ELEMENT
281The credential already contains an element for the requested mechanism
282with overlapping usage and validity period.
283.It GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED
284The required credentials could not be added because they have expired.
285.It GSS_S_NO_CRED
286No credentials were found for the specified name.
287.El
288.Sh SEE ALSO
289.Xr gss_accept_sec_context 3 ,
290.Xr gss_acquire_cred 3 ,
291.Xr gss_init_sec_context 3 ,
292.Xr gss_inquire_context 3 ,
293.Xr gss_inquire_cred 3 ,
294.Xr gss_release_cred 3 ,
295.Xr gss_release_oid_set 3
296.Sh STANDARDS
297.Bl -tag -width ".It RFC 2743"
298.It RFC 2743
299Generic Security Service Application Program Interface Version 2, Update 1
300.It RFC 2744
301Generic Security Service API Version 2 : C-bindings
302.El
303.Sh HISTORY
304The
305.Nm
306function first appeared in
307.Fx 7.0 .
308.Sh AUTHORS
309John Wray, Iris Associates
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