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NAME
gss_compare_name - Compare two internal-form names
SYNOPSIS
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32
gss_compare_name(OM_uint32 *minor_status, const gss_name_t name1,
const gss_name_t name2, int *name_equal);
DESCRIPTION
Allows an application to compare two internal-form names to determine
whether they refer to the same entity.
If either name presented to gss_compare_name() denotes an anonymous
principal, the routines should indicate that the two names do not refer
to the same identity.
PARAMETERS
minor_status Mechanism specific status code.
name1 Internal-form name.
name2 Internal-form name.
name_equal
non-zero Names refer to same entity
zero Names refer to different entities (strictly, the
names are not known to refer to the same
identity).
RETURN VALUES
GSS_S_COMPLETE Successful completion
GSS_S_BAD_NAMETYPE The two names were of incomparable types.
GSS_S_BAD_NAME One or both of name1 or name2 was ill-formed.
STANDARDS
RFC 2743 Generic Security Service Application Program Interface Version
2, Update 1
RFC 2744 Generic Security Service API Version 2 : C-bindings
HISTORY
The gss_compare_name function first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0.
AUTHORS
John Wray, Iris Associates
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