gss_str_to_oid(3Generic Security Services API Library Funcgss_str_to_oid(3GSS)NAMEgss_str_to_oid - convert a string to an OID
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -lgss [ library... ]
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32 gss_str_to_oid(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
const gss_buffer_t oid_str,gss_OID *oid);
DESCRIPTION
The gss_str_to_oid() function converts a string to a GSS-API OID struc‐
ture. You can use the function to convert a simple string to an OID to
. This function is a convenience function, as is its complementary
function, gss_oid_to_str(3GSS).
OIDs created with gss_str_to_oid() must be deallocated through
gss_release_oid(3GSS), if available. If an OID must be created, use
gss_create_empty_oid_set(3GSS) and gss_add_oid_set_member(3GSS) to cre‐
ate it. OIDs created in this way must be released with
gss_release_oid_set(3GSS). However, it is strongly suggested that
applications use the default GSS-API mechanism instead of creating an
OID for a specific mechanism.
PARAMETERS
The parameter descriptions for gss_str_to_oid() are as follows:
minor_status Status code returned by underlying mechanism.
oid GSS-API OID structure to receive converted string.
oid_str String to convert.
ERRORSgss_str_to_oid() returns one of the following status codes:
GSS_S_CALL_INACCESSIBLE_READ
A required input parameter could not be read.
GSS_S_CALL_INACCESSIBLE_WRITE
A required output parameter could not be written.
GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.
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 │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │system/library/security/gss (32-bit) │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │SUNWgssx (64-bit) │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
│MT Level │Safe │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOgss_add_oid_set_member(3GSS), gss_create_empty_oid_set(3GSS),
gss_oid_to_str(3GSS), gss_release_oid_set(3GSS), attributes(5)
Solaris Security for Developers Guide
WARNINGS
This function is included for compatibility only with programs using
earlier versions of the GSS-API and should not be used for new pro‐
grams. Other implementations of the GSS-API might not support this
function, so portable programs should not rely on it. Sun might not
continue to support this function.
SunOS 5.11 15 Jan 2003 gss_str_to_oid(3GSS)
