NAME
gss_display_name() — provide textual representation of an opaque internal name to an application
SYNOPSIS
#include <gssapi.h>
OM_uint32 gss_display_name (
OM_uint32 *minor_status,
const gss_name_t input_name,
gss_buffer_t output_name_buffer,
gss_OID *output_name_type)
DESCRIPTION
The
gss_display_name()
routine provides an application with the text
form of an opaque internal name. The application can use the text
to display the name but not to print it.
Input Parameters
- input_name
Specifies the name to convert to text.
Output Parameters
- output_name_buffer
Returns the name as a character string.
- output_name_type
Returns the type of name to display as a pointer to static storage.
The application should treat this as read-only.
- minor_status
Returns a status code from the security mechanism.
STATUS CODES
The following status codes can be returned:
- GSS_S_COMPLETE
The routine was completed successfully.
- GSS_S_BAD_NAMETYPE
The name passed by the
input_name
parameter is not
recognized.
- GSS_S_BAD_NAME
An invalid name was passed by the
input_name
parameter.
- GSS_S_FAILURE
The routine failed. Check the
minor_status
parameter for details.
AUTHOR
gss_display_name()
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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