GSS-API library (libgssapi, -lgssapi)

OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle const gss_cred_id_t acceptor_cred_handle const gss_buffer_t input_token_buffer const gss_channel_bindings_t input_chan_bindings gss_name_t * src_name gss_OID * mech_type gss_buffer_t output_token OM_uint32 * ret_flags OM_uint32 * time_rec gss_cred_id_t * delegated_cred_handle

OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t desired_name OM_uint32 time_req const gss_OID_set desired_mechs gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage gss_cred_id_t * output_cred_handle gss_OID_set * actual_mechs OM_uint32 * time_rec OM_uint32 *minor_status const gss_cred_id_t input_cred_handle const gss_name_t desired_name const gss_OID desired_mech gss_cred_usage_t cred_usage OM_uint32 initiator_time_req OM_uint32 acceptor_time_req gss_cred_id_t *output_cred_handle gss_OID_set *actual_mechs OM_uint32 *initiator_time_rec OM_uint32 *acceptor_time_rec OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_OID member_oid gss_OID_set * oid_set OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t input_name const gss_OID mech_type gss_name_t * output_name OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t name1 const gss_name_t name2 int * name_equal OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle OM_uint32 * time_rec OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_OID_set * oid_set OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle gss_buffer_t output_token OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t input_name gss_buffer_t output_name_buffer gss_OID * output_name_type OM_uint32 *minor_status OM_uint32 status_value int status_type const gss_OID mech_type OM_uint32 *message_context gss_buffer_t status_string OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t src_name gss_name_t * dest_name OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t input_name gss_buffer_t exported_name OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle gss_buffer_t interprocess_token OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle gss_qop_t qop_req const gss_buffer_t message_buffer gss_buffer_t message_token OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_buffer_t input_name_buffer const gss_OID input_name_type gss_name_t * output_name OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_buffer_t interprocess_token gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_OID_set * mech_set OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_cred_id_t initiator_cred_handle gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle const gss_name_t target_name const gss_OID mech_type OM_uint32 req_flags OM_uint32 time_req const gss_channel_bindings_t input_chan_bindings const gss_buffer_t input_token gss_OID * actual_mech_type gss_buffer_t output_token OM_uint32 * ret_flags OM_uint32 * time_rec OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle gss_name_t * src_name gss_name_t * targ_name OM_uint32 * lifetime_rec gss_OID * mech_type OM_uint32 * ctx_flags int * locally_initiated int * open_context OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_cred_id_t cred_handle gss_name_t * name OM_uint32 * lifetime gss_cred_usage_t * cred_usage gss_OID_set * mechanisms OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_cred_id_t cred_handle const gss_OID mech_type gss_name_t * name OM_uint32 * initiator_lifetime OM_uint32 * acceptor_lifetime gss_cred_usage_t * cred_usage OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_name_t input_name gss_OID_set * mech_types OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_OID mechanism gss_OID_set * name_types OM_uint32 *minor const char *name const char **old_name OM_uint32 *minor gss_cred_id_t cred krb5_ccache out OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int onoff OM_uint32 *minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int ad_type gss_buffer_t ad_data OM_uint32 *minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle OM_uint32 *tkt_flags OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle const gss_buffer_t token_buffer OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_buffer_t buffer OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_cred_id_t * cred_handle OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_name_t * input_name OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_OID_set * set OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int conf_req_flag int qop_req gss_buffer_t input_message_buffer int * conf_state gss_buffer_t output_message_buffer OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int qop_req gss_buffer_t message_buffer gss_buffer_t message_token OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_OID member const gss_OID_set set int * present OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle gss_buffer_t input_message_buffer gss_buffer_t output_message_buffer int * conf_state int * qop_state OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle const gss_buffer_t input_message_buffer gss_buffer_t output_message_buffer int * conf_state gss_qop_t * qop_state OM_uint32 * minor_status gss_ctx_id_t context_handle gss_buffer_t message_buffer gss_buffer_t token_buffer int * qop_state OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle const gss_buffer_t message_buffer const gss_buffer_t token_buffer gss_qop_t * qop_state OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int conf_req_flag gss_qop_t qop_req const gss_buffer_t input_message_buffer int * conf_state gss_buffer_t output_message_buffer OM_uint32 * minor_status const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle int conf_req_flag gss_qop_t qop_req OM_uint32 req_output_size OM_uint32 * max_input_size

Generic Security Service API (GSS-API) version 2, and its C binding, is described in RFC2743 and RFC2744 . Version 1 (deprecated) of the C binding is described in RFC1509 .

Heimdals GSS-API implementation supports the following mechanisms

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GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM

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GSS_SPNEGO_MECHANISM

GSS-API have generic name types that all mechanism are supposed to implement (if possible):

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GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME

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GSS_C_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME

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GSS_C_NT_STRING_UID_NAME

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GSS_C_NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE

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GSS_C_NT_ANONYMOUS

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GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME

GSS-API implementations that supports Kerberos 5 have some additional name types:

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GSS_KRB5_NT_PRINCIPAL_NAME

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GSS_KRB5_NT_USER_NAME

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GSS_KRB5_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME

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GSS_KRB5_NT_STRING_UID_NAME

In GSS-API, names have two forms, internal names and contiguous string names.

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Internal name and mechanism name Internal names are implementation specific representation of a GSS-API name. Mechanism names special form of internal names corresponds to one and only one mechanism. In GSS-API an internal name is stored in a gss_name_t .

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Contiguous string name and exported name Contiguous string names are gssapi names stored in a OCTET STRING that together with a name type identifier (OID) uniquely specifies a gss-name. A special form of the contiguous string name is the exported name that have a OID embedded in the string to make it unique. Exported name have the nametype GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME . In GSS-API an contiguous string name is stored in a gss_buffer_t . Exported names also have the property that they are specified by the mechanism itself and compatible between diffrent GSS-API implementations.

There are two ways of comparing GSS-API names, either comparing two internal names with each other or two contiguous string names with either other.

To compare two internal names with each other, import (if needed) the names with gss_import_name into the GSS-API implementation and the compare the imported name with gss_compare_name .

Importing names can be slow, so when its possible to store exported names in the access control list, comparing contiguous string name might be better.

when comparing contiguous string name, first export them into a GSS_C_NT_EXPORT_NAME name with gss_export_name and then compare with memcmp(3) .

Note that there are might be a difference between the two methods of comparing names. The first (using gss_compare_name ) will compare to (unauthenticated) names are the same. The second will compare if a mechanism will authenticate them as the same principal.

For example, if gss_import_name name was used with GSS_C_NO_OID the default syntax is used for all mechanism the GSS-API implementation supports. When compare the imported name of GSS_C_NO_OID it may match serveral mechanism names (MN).

The resulting name from gss_display_name must not be used for acccess control.

takes the gss name in input_name and puts a printable form in output_name_buffer . output_name_buffer should be freed when done using gss_release_buffer . output_name_type can either be NULL or a pointer to a gss_OID and will in the latter case contain the OID type of the name. The name must only be used for printing. If access control is needed, see section

gss_inquire_context returns information about the context. Information is available even after the context have expired. lifetime_rec argument is set to GSS_C_INDEFINITE (dont expire) or the number of seconds that the context is still valid. A value of 0 means that the context is expired. mech_type argument should be considered readonly and must not be released. src_name and dest_name are both mechanims names and must be released with gss_release_name when no longer used.

gss_context_time will return the amount of time (in seconds) of the context is still valid. If its expired time_rec will be set to 0 and GSS_S_CONTEXT_EXPIRED returned.

gss_sign , gss_verify , gss_seal , and gss_unseal are part of the GSS-API V1 interface and are obsolete. The functions should not be used for new applications. They are provided so that version 1 applications can link against the library.

sets the internal kerberos 5 credential cache name to name . The old name is returned in old_name , and must not be freed. The data allocated for old_name is free upon next call to gss_krb5_ccache_name . This function is not threadsafe if old_name argument is used.

gss_krb5_copy_ccache will extract the krb5 credentials that are transferred from the initiator to the acceptor when using token delegation in the Kerberos mechanism. The acceptor receives the delegated token in the last argument to gss_accept_sec_context .

gsskrb5_register_acceptor_identity sets the Kerberos 5 principal that the acceptor will use.

gsskrb5_extract_authz_data_from_sec_context extracts the Kerberos authorizationdata that may be stored within the context. Tha caller must free the returned buffer ad_data with gss_release_buffer upon success.

gss_krb5_get_tkt_flags return the ticket flags for the kerberos ticket receive when authenticating the initiator. Only valid on the acceptor context.

gss_krb5_compat_des3_mic turns on or off the compatibility with older version of Heimdal using des3 get and verify mic, this is way to programmatically set the [gssapi]broken_des3_mic and [gssapi]correct_des3_mic flags (see COMPATIBILITY section in gssapi(3) ) . If the CPP symbol GSS_C_KRB5_COMPAT_DES3_MIC is present, gss_krb5_compat_des3_mic exists. gss_krb5_compat_des3_mic will be removed in a later version of the GSS-API library.