gsasl_simple_getpass

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Version: 0.2.26 (ubuntu - 07/07/09)

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NAME

gsasl_simple_getpass - API function

SYNOPSIS

#include <gsasl.h>

int gsasl_simple_getpass(const char * filename, const char * username, char ** key);

ARGUMENTS

const char * filename
filename of file containing passwords.
const char * username
username string.
char ** key
newly allocated output character array.

DESCRIPTION

Retrieve password for user from specified file. The buffer key contain the password if this function is successful. The caller is responsible for deallocating it.

The file should be on the UoW "MD5 Based Authentication" format, which means it is in text format with comments denoted by # first on the line, with user entries looking as "usernameTABpassword". This function removes CR and LF at the end of lines before processing. TAB, CR, and LF denote ASCII values 9, 13, and 10, respectively.

RETURN VALUE

Return GSASL_OK if output buffer contains the password, GSASL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR if the user could not be found, or other error code.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>. Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Simon Josefsson.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for gsasl is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and gsasl programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info gsasl

should give you access to the complete manual.