HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 3 Library Functions A-M (vol 6)

gss_add_cred(3) gss_add_cred(3)

parameter, the newly acquired credential-element will be added to the credential

identiﬁed by input_cred_handle.

actual_mechs Returns a set of mechanisms for which the credential is valid. This information is

optional. If you do not want a set of mechanisms returned, specify NULL.

initiator_time_rec Speciﬁes the actual number of seconds that credentials remain valid for initiating

security contexts using the speciﬁed mechanism. If the implementation or mechan-

ism does not support expiration of credentials, the value

GSS_C_INDEFINITE

will be returned.

acceptor_time_rec Speciﬁes the actual number of seconds that credentials remain valid for accepting

security contexts using the speciﬁed mechanism. If the implementation or mechan-

ism does not support expiration of credentials, the value

GSS_C_INDEFINITE

will be returned.

minor_status Returns a status code from the security mechanism.

STATUS CODES

The following list explains the GSS status codes that can be returned:

GSS_S_COMPLETE The routine was completed successfully.

GSS_S_BAD_MECH The requested security mechanism is unsupported or unavailable.

GSS_S_BAD_NAMETYPE

The name passed by the desired_name parameter is unsupported.

GSS_S_BAD_NAME An invalid name was passed by the desired_name parameter.

GSS_S_DUPLICATE_ELEMENT

The credential already contains an element for the requested mechanism with

overlapping usage and validity period.

GSS_S_CREDENTIALS_EXPIRED

The required credentials could not be added because they have expired.

GSS_S_NO_CRED No credentials were found for the speciﬁed name.

AUTHOR

gss_add_cred() was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.