rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3Networking Services Library Funcrpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)NAME
rpc_gss_mech_to_oid, rpc_gss_qop_to_num - map mechanism, QOP strings to
non-string values
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>
bool_t rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(charc*mech, rpc_gss_OIDc*oid);
bool_t rpc_gss_qop_to_num(char *qop, char *mech, u_int *num);
DESCRIPTION
Because in-kernel RPC routines use non-string values for mechanism and
Quality of Protection (QOP), these routines exist to map strings for
these attributes to their non-string counterparts. (The non-string
values for QOP and mechanism are also found in the /etc/gss/qop and
/etc/gss/mech files, respectively.) rpc_gss_mech_to_oid() takes a
string representing a mechanism, as well as a pointer to a rpc_gss_OID
object identifier structure. It then gives this structure values cor‐
responding to the indicated mechanism, so that the application can now
use the OID directly with RPC routines. rpc_gss_qop_to_num() does much
the same thing, taking strings for QOP and mechanism and returning a
number.
PARAMETERS
Information on RPCSEC_GSS data types for parameters may be found on the
rpcsec_gss(3NSL) man page.
mech An ASCII string representing the security mechanism in
use. Valid strings may be found in the /etc/gss/mech
file.
oid An object identifier of type rpc_gss_OID, whose ele‐
ments are usable by kernel-level RPC routines.
qop This is an ASCII string which sets the quality of pro‐
tection (QOP) for the session. Appropriate values for
this string may be found in the file /etc/gss/qop.
num The non-string value for the QOP.
RETURN VALUES
Both functions return TRUE if they are successful, FALSE otherwise.
FILES
/etc/gss/mech File containing valid security mechanisms
/etc/gss/qop File containing valid QOP values
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│MT-Level │MT-Safe │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWrsg (32-bit) │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│ │SUNWrsgx (64-bit) │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOrpc(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_error(3NSL), rpc_gss_get_mechanisms(3NSL), rpc‐
sec_gss(3NSL), mech(4), qop(4), attributes(5)
ONC+ Developer's Guide
Linn, J. RFC 2078, Generic Security Service Application Program Inter‐
face, Version 2. Network Working Group. January 1997.
SunOS 5.10 5 Feb 2002 rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(3NSL)
