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.\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

.TH gss_import_sec_context 3GSS "22 Aug 2011" "SunOS 5.12" "Generic Security Services API Library Functions"

.SH NAME

gss_import_sec_context \- import security context established by another process

.SH SYNOPSIS

.LP

.nf

\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR  [ \fIlibrary\fR... ] 

#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

\fBOM_uint32\fR \fBgss_import_sec_context\fR(\fBOM_uint32 *\fR\fIminor_status\fR,

     \fBconst gss_buffer_t\fR \fIinterprocess_token\fR,\fBgss_ctx_id_t *\fR\fIcontext_handle\fR);

.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION

.sp

.LP

The \fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR function allows a process to import a security context established by another process. A given interprocess token can be imported only once. See \fBgss_export_sec_context\fR(3GSS).

.SH PARAMETERS

.sp

.LP

The parameter descriptions for \fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR are as follows:

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fIminor_status\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 22n

.rt  

A mechanism-specific status code.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fIinterprocess_token\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 22n

.rt  

Token received from exporting process.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fIcontext_handle\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 22n

.rt  

Context handle of newly reactivated context. Resources associated with this context handle must be released by the application after use with a call to \fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR(3GSS).

.RE

.SH ERRORS

.sp

.LP

\fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR returns one of the following status codes:

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_COMPLETE\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

Successful completion.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_NO_CONTEXT\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

The token did not contain a valid context reference.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

The token was invalid.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_UNAVAILABLE\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

The operation is unavailable.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_UNAUTHORIZED\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

Local policy prevents the import of this context by the current process.

.RE

.sp

.ne 2

.mk

.na

\fB\fBGSS_S_FAILURE\fR\fR

.ad

.RS 25n

.rt  

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

.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES

.sp

.LP

See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

.sp

.sp

.TS

tab() box;

cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 

lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 

.

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE

_

MT LevelSafe

.TE

.SH SEE ALSO

.sp

.LP

\fBgss_accept_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_context_time\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_export_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_init_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_inquire_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_process_context_token\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_wrap_size_limit\fR(3GSS), \fBattributes\fR(5)

.sp

.LP

\fI\fR