3.8 Name Manipulation

   GSS-API Name manipulation Routines

   Routine                         Function
   -------                         --------
   gss_import_name                 Convert a contiguous string name
                                   to internal-form.
   gss_display_name                Convert internal-form name to
                                   text.
   gss_compare_name                Compare two internal-form names.
   gss_release_name                Discard an internal-form name.
   gss_inquire_names_for_mech      List the name-types supported by.
                                   the specified mechanism.
   gss_inquire_mechs_for_name      List mechanisms that support the
                                   specified name-type.
   gss_canonicalize_name           Convert an internal name to an MN.
   gss_export_name                 Convert an MN to export form.
   gss_duplicate_name              Create a copy of an internal name.

gss_import_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_import_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_buffer_t input_name_buffer, const gss_OID input_name_type, gss_name_t * output_name)

minor_status: input_name_buffer: input_name_type: output_name:

gss_display_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_display_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t input_name, gss_buffer_t output_name_buffer, gss_OID * output_name_type)

minor_status: input_name: output_name_buffer: output_name_type:

gss_compare_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_compare_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t name1, const gss_name_t name2, int * name_equal)

minor_status: name1: name2: name_equal:

gss_release_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_release_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, gss_name_t * name)

minor_status: name:

gss_inquire_names_for_mech

Function: OM_uint32 gss_inquire_names_for_mech (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_OID mechanism, gss_OID_set * name_types)

minor_status: mechanism: name_types:

gss_inquire_mechs_for_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_inquire_mechs_for_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t input_name, gss_OID_set * mech_types)

minor_status: input_name: mech_types:

gss_canonicalize_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_canonicalize_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t input_name, const gss_OID mech_type, gss_name_t * output_name)

minor_status: input_name: mech_type: output_name:

gss_export_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_export_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t input_name, gss_buffer_t exported_name)

minor_status: input_name: exported_name:

gss_duplicate_name

Function: OM_uint32 gss_duplicate_name (OM_uint32 * minor_status, const gss_name_t src_name, gss_name_t * dest_name)

minor_status: src_name: dest_name: