HP-UX SNAplus2 NOF Programmer's Guide

NOF API Verbs (QUERY Verbs)
QUERY_PARTNER_LU
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The entry is an explicit entry.
plu_detail.security_details
Returns the conversation security support as
negotiated on the BIND. Possible values are:
AP_CONVERSATION_LEVEL_SECURITY
Conversation security information
will be accepted on requests to or
from the partner LU to allocate a
conversation. The specific types of
conversation security support are
described by the following values.
AP_ALREADY_VERIFIED
Both the local and partner LU agree
to accept Already Verified requests to
allocate a conversation. An Already
Verified request needs to carry only a
user ID. It does not need to carry a
password.
AP_PERSISTENT_VERIFICATION
Persistent Verification is supported
on the session between the local and
partner LUs. Once the initial request
(carrying a user ID and usually a
password) for a conversation has
beenverified, subsequent requests for
a conversation need to carry only the
user ID.
AP_PASSWORD_SUBSTITUTION
The local and partner LU support
Password Substitution conversation
security. When a request to allocate a
conversation is issued, the request
carries an encrypted form of the
password. If Password Substitution is
not supported, the password is
carried in clear text (nonencrypted)
format. If the session does not