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.