rpc_gss_mech_to_oid Subroutine

Purpose

Gets values of object-identifier structure corresponding to the specified mechanism.

Library

Network Services Library (libnsl.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

bool_t rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(mech,oid)
char *mech;
rpc_gss_OIDc *oid;

Description

Kernel remote procedure call (RPC) routines use non-string values to represent mechanisms and quality of parameters. The non-string values, which an application sometimes needs, can be in the form of structures or just numbers. This subroutine provides values of an object-identifier structure that are related to the specified mechanism.

Parameters

Item	Description
mech	Represents the supported security mechanism that is used for context creation (for example, kerberosv5).
oid	Points to an rpc_gss_OIDc structure that is filled up by this subroutine.

Return Values

Item	Description
TRUE	successful
FALSE	unsuccessful

Examples

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <rpc/rpc.h>
#include <rpc/rpcsec_gss.h>

int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
    rpc_gss_OID *oid;
    char *mechanism;

    mechanism = "kerberosv5";
    /* Get non-string value for mechanism */
    if(rpc_gss_mech_to_oid(mechanism,oid) == FALSE)
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"\nrpc_gss_mech_to_oid() failed!\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    return 0;
}