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.\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
.TH libgss 3LIB "22 Aug 2011" "SunOS 5.11" "Interface Libraries"
.SH NAME
libgss \- Generic Security Services library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
#include <\fBgssapi/gssapi.h\fR>
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The functions in this library are the routines that comprise the Generic Security Services library.
.sp
.LP
When \fBlibgss\fR fails to load or initialize a mechanism listed in \fB/etc/gss/mech\fR, a message is sent to \fBsyslog\fR(3C).
.SH INTERFACES
.sp
.LP
The shared object \fBlibgss.so.1\fR provides the public interfaces defined below. See \fBIntro\fR(3) for additional information on shared object interfaces.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBgss_accept_sec_context\fR\fBgss_acquire_cred\fR
\fBgss_add_cred\fR\fBgss_add_oid_set_member\fR
\fBGSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS\fR\fBGSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME\fR
\fBGSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE\fR\fBGSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME\fR
\fBGSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME\fR\fBGSS_C_NT_USER_NAME\fR
\fBgss_canonicalize_name\fR\fBgss_compare_name\fR
\fBgss_context_time\fR\fBgss_create_empty_oid_set\fR
\fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR\fBgss_display_name\fR
\fBgss_display_status\fR\fBgss_duplicate_name\fR
\fBgss_export_name\fR\fBgss_export_sec_context\fR
\fBgss_get_mic\fR\fBgss_import_name\fR
\fBgss_import_sec_context\fR\fBgss_indicate_mechs\fR
\fBgss_init_sec_context\fR\fBgss_inquire_context\fR
\fBgss_inquire_cred\fR\fBgss_inquire_cred_by_mech\fR
\fBgss_inquire_mechs_for_name\fR\fBgss_inquire_names_for_mech\fR
\fBgss_process_context_token\fR\fBgss_release_buffer\fR
\fBgss_release_cred\fR\fBgss_release_name\fR
\fBgss_release_oid\fR\fBgss_release_oid_set\fR
\fBgss_seal\fR\fBgss_sign\fR
\fBgss_store_cred\fR\fBgss_test_oid_set_member\fR
\fBgss_unseal\fR\fBgss_unwrap\fR
\fBgss_verify\fR\fBgss_verify_mic\fR
\fBgss_wrap\fR\fBgss_wrap_size_limit\fR
.TE

.sp
.LP
There are also the following extensions to the official GSS-API, defined in \fB<gssapi/gssapi_ext.h>\fR.
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab();
lw(2.56i) lw(2.94i) 
lw(2.56i) lw(2.94i) 
.
\fBgss_acquire_cred_impersonate_name\fR\fBgss_add_buffer_set_member\fR
\fBgss_add_cred_impersonate_name\fR\fBgss_create_empty_buffer_set\fR
\fBgss_delete_name_attribute\fR\fBgss_inquire_name\fR
\fBgss_inquire_sec_context_by_oid\fRT{
\fBgss_get_name_attribute gss_release_buffer_set\fR
T}
\fBgss_set_name_attribute\fR
.TE

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/libgss.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
.rt  
shared object
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fB/usr/lib/64/libgss.so.1\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 27n
.rt  
64-bit shared object file
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBpvs\fR(1), \fBIntro\fR(2), \fBIntro\fR(3), \fBsyslog\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fISolaris Security for Developers Guide\fR