GSS_GET_MIC(3GSS)GSS_GET_MIC(3GSS)NAMEgss_get_mic - calculate a cryptographic message
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32 gss_get_mic(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle, gss_qop_t qop_req,
const gss_buffer_t message_buffer, gss_buffer_t msg_token);
DESCRIPTION
The gss_get_mic() function generates a cryptographic MIC for the sup‐
plied message, and places the MIC in a token for transfer to the peer
application. The qop_req parameter allows a choice between several
cryptographic algorithms, if supported by the chosen mechanism.
Since some application-level protocols may wish to use tokens emitted
by gss_wrap(3GSS) to provide secure framing, the GSS-API allows MICs to
be derived from zero-length messages.
PARAMETERS
The parameter descriptions for gss_get_mic() follow:
minor_status
The status code returned by the underlying mechanism.
context_handle
Identifies the context on which the message will be
sent.
qop_req
Specifies the requested quality of protection. Call‐
ers are encouraged, on portability grounds, to accept
the default quality of protection offered by the cho‐
sen mechanism, which may be requested by specifying
GSS_C_QOP_DEFAULT for this parameter. If an unsup‐
ported protection strength is requested,
gss_get_mic() will return a major_status of
GSS_S_BAD_QOP.
message_buffer
The message to be protected.
msg_token
The buffer to receive the token. Storage associated
with this message must be freed by the application
after use with a call to gss_release_buffer(3GSS).
ERRORSgss_get_mic() may return the following status codes:
GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.
GSS_S_CONTEXT_EXPIRED
The context has already expired.
GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT
The context_handle parameter did not identify
a valid context.
GSS_S_BAD_QOP
The specified QOP is not supported by the
mechanism.
GSS_S_FAILURE
The underlying mechanism detected an error for
which no specific GSS status code is defined.
The mechanism-specific status code reported by
means of the minor_status parameter details
the error condition.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ Safe │
└───────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOgss_release_buffer(3GSS), gss_wrap(3GSS), attributes(5)
Solaris Security for Developers Guide
Jan 14, 2003 GSS_GET_MIC(3GSS)