RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3) BSD Library Functions Manual RPC_GSS_GET_MECH_INFO(3)NAMErpc_gss_get_mech_info — Get extra information about a security mechanism
LIBRARY
library “librpcsec_gss”
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>
const char **
rpc_gss_get_mech_info(const char *mech, rpc_gss_service_t *service);
DESCRIPTION
This function looks up a mechanism by name by reading the file
/etc/gss/mech and queries it for its capabilities.
PARAMETERS
mech The mechanism to search for
service If the mechanism is found, the maximum supported service
type is returned in *service
RETURN VALUES
If the mechanism is found, a list of the supported qualities of protec‐
tion is returned, otherwise NULL.
SEE ALSOrpc(3), gssapi(3), rpcset_gss(3)HISTORY
The rpc_gss_get_mech_info function first appeared in FreeBSD 8.0.
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Doug Rabson ⟨dfr@FreeBSD.org⟩.
BSD January 26, 2010 BSD