Standard GSS API (GNU Generic Security Service Library)

3 Standard GSS API

• Simple Data Types About integers, strings, OIDs, and OID sets.

• Complex Data Types About credentials, contexts, names, etc.

• Optional Parameters What value to use when you don’t want one.

• Error Handling How errors in GSS are reported and handled.

• Credential Management Standard GSS credential functions.

• Context-Level Routines Standard GSS context functions.

• Per-Message Routines Standard GSS per-message functions.

• Name Manipulation Standard GSS name manipulation functions.

• Miscellaneous Routines Standard miscellaneous functions.

• SASL GS2 Routines Standard SASL GS2 related functions.