gss_import_name(3)gss_import_name(3)NAMEgss_import_name() - convert a printable name to an internal form
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The routine converts a printable name to an internal form.
Input Parameters
input_name_buffer Specifies the buffer containing the printable
name to convert.
input_name_type Specifies the object identifier for the type of
printable name. Applications may specify either
to use local system-specific printable syntax, or
an OID registered by the GSSAPI implementation to
name a particular namespace.
Output Parameters
output_name Returns the name in an internal form.
minor_status Returns a status code from the security mecha‐
nism.
STATUS CODES
The following status codes can be returned:
The routine was completed successfully.
The name passed by the input_name parameter is not recognized.
The routine could not interpret the
input_name parameter as a name of the type
specified.
The input nametype was but the mechanism contained within the
input_name is not supported.
Check the minor_status parameter for details.
AUTHOR
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SEE ALSOgss_compare_name(3), gss_display_name(3), gss_export_name(3),
gss_release_name(3).
The manpages for DCE-GSSAPI are included with the DCE-CoreTools prod‐
uct. To see those manpages add to
gss_import_name(3)