NAME

       gsasl_stringprep_saslprep - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gsasl.h>

       char * gsasl_stringprep_saslprep(const char * in, int * stringprep_rc);

ARGUMENTS

       const char * in
                   input ASCII or UTF-8 string with data to prepare according to SASLprep.

       int * stringprep_rc
                   pointer  to  output  variable  with stringprep error code, or NULL to indicate
                   that you don't care about it.

DESCRIPTION

       Process a Unicode string for comparison, according to the "SASLprep"  stringprep  profile.
       This  function  is  intended to be used by Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
       mechanisms (such as PLAIN, CRAM-MD5, and DIGEST-MD5) as well as other protocols exchanging
       user names and/or passwords.

RETURN VALUE

       Return a newly allocated string that is the "SASLprep" processed form of the input string,
       or NULL on error, in which case stringprep_rc contain the stringprep library error code.

DEPRECATED

       Use gsasl_saslprep() instead.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report     bugs      to      <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.       GNU      SASL      home      page:
       http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/      General      help      using     GNU     software:
       http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002-2012 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 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.