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GSS_STORE_CRED 3GSS "Jun 30, 2005"
NAME
gss_store_cred - store a credential in the current credential store
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

OM_uint32 gss_store_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 const gss_cred_id_t input_cred, const gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage,
 const gss_OID desired_mech, OM_uint32 overwrite_cred,
 OM_uint32 default_cred, gss_OID_set *elements_stored,
 gss_cred_usage_t *cred_usage_stored);
PARAMETERS

The parameter descriptions for gss_store_cred() follow: input_cred

The credential to be stored.

cred_usage

This parameter specifies whether to store an initiator, an acceptor, or both usage components of a credential.

desired_mech

The mechanism-specific component of a credential to be stored. If GSS_C_NULL_OID is specified, the gss_store_cred() function attempts to store all the elements of the given input_cred_handle. The gss_store_cred() function is not atomic when storing multiple elements of a credential. All delegated credentials, however, contain a single element.

overwrite_cred

A boolean that indicates whether to overwrite existing credentials in the current store for the same principal as that of the input_cred_handle. A non-zero value indicates that credentials are overwritten. A zero value indicates that credentials are not overwritten.

default_cred

A boolean that indicates whether to set the principal name of the input_cred_handle parameter as the default of the current credential store. A non-zero value indicates that the principal name is set as the default. A zero value indicates that the principal name is not set as the default. The default principal of a credential store matches GSS_C_NO_NAME as the desired_name input parameter for gss_store_cred(3GSS).

elements_stored

The set of mechanism OIDs for which input_cred_handle elements have been stored.

cred_usage_stored

The stored input_cred_handle usage elements: initiator, acceptor, or both.

minor_status

Minor status code that is specific to one of the following: the mechanism identified by the desired_mech_element parameter, or the element of a single mechanism in the input_cred_handle. In all other cases, minor_status has an undefined value on return.

DESCRIPTION

The gss_store_cred() function stores a credential in the the current GSS-API credential store for the calling process. Input credentials can be re-acquired through gss_add_cred(3GSS) and gss_acquire_cred(3GSS).

The gss_store_cred() function is specifically intended to make delegated credentials available to a user's login session.

The gss_accept_sec_context() function can return a delegated GSS-API credential to its caller. The function does not store delegated credentials to be acquired through gss_add_cred(3GSS). Delegated credentials can be used only by a receiving process unless they are made available for acquisition by calling the gss_store_cred() function.

The Solaris Operating System supports a single GSS-API credential store per user. The current GSS-API credential store of a process is determined by its effective UID.

In general, acceptor applications should switch the current credential store by changing the effective UID before storing a delegated credential.

RETURN VALUES

The gss_store_cred() can return the following status codes: GSS_S_COMPLETE

Successful completion.

GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED

The credentials could not be stored because they have expired.

GSS_S_CALL_INACCESSIBLE_READ

No input credentials were given.

GSS_S_UNAVAILABLE

The credential store is unavailable.

GSS_S_DUPLICATE_ELEMENT

The credentials could not be stored because the overwrite_cred input parameter was set to false (0) and the input_cred parameter conflicts with a credential in the current credential store.

GSS_S_FAILURE

The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific GSS status code is defined. The mechanism-specific status code reported by means of the minor_status parameter details the error condition.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Unstable
MT-Level Safe
SEE ALSO

gss_accept_sec_context(3GSS), gss_acquire_cred(3GSS), gss_add_cred(3GSS), gss_init_sec_context(3GSS), gss_inquire_cred(3GSS), gss_release_cred(3GSS), gss_release_oid_set(3GSS), attributes(5)

Solaris Security for Developers Guide