NAME

       gss_userok - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gss.h>

       int gss_userok(const gss_name_t name, const char * username);

ARGUMENTS

       const gss_name_t name
                   (gss_name_t, read) Name to be compared.

       const char * username
                   Zero terminated string with username.

DESCRIPTION

       Compare  the  username  against  the  output from gss_export_name() invoked on name, after
       removing the leading OID.  This answers the  question  whether  the  particular  mechanism
       would authenticate them as the same principal

WARNING

       This function is a GNU GSS specific extension, and is not part of the official GSS API.

RETURN VALUE

       Returns 0 if the names match, non-0 otherwise.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report   bugs   to   <bug-gss@gnu.org>.    GNU   Generic   Security   Service  home  page:
       http://www.gnu.org/software/gss/      General      help      using      GNU      software:
       http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2003-2011 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying  and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any
       medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

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

              info gss

       should give you access to the complete manual.