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GETIPSECALGBYNAME(3NSL)				       GETIPSECALGBYNAME(3NSL)

NAME
       getipsecalgbyname,  getipsecalgbynum, freeipsecalgent - query algorithm
       mapping entries

SYNOPSIS
       cc -flag ...  file ...-lnsl [ -library ... ]
       #include <netdb.h>

       struct ipsecalgent *getipsecalgbyname
	    (const char *alg_name, int protocol_num, int *errnop

       struct ipsecalgent *getipsecalgbynum(int alg_num, int protocol_num,
	    int *errnop

       void freeipsecalgent(struct ipsecalgent *ptr

DESCRIPTION
       Use  the	 getipsecalgbyname(),  getipsecalgbynum(),   freeipsecalgent()
       functions  to  obtain the IPsec algorithm mappings  that are defined by
       ipsecalgs(1M). The IPsec algorithms and associated protocol name spaces
       are defined by RFC 2407.

       getipsecalgbyname()  and	 getipsecalgbynum()  return  a	structure that
       describes the algorithm entry found. This structure is described in the
       RETURN VALUES section below.

       freeipsecalgent()  must	be  used  by the caller to free the structures
       returned by getipsecalgbyname() and getipsecalgbynum() when they are no
       longer needed.

       Both  getipsecalgbyname()  and getipsecalgbynum() take as parameter the
       protocol identifier in which the algorithm is defined. See getipsecpro‐
       tobyname(3NSL) and getipsecprotobyname(3NSL).

       The following protocol numbers are pre-defined:

       IPSEC_PROTO_ESP
			  Defines  the encryption algorithms (transforms) that
			  can be used by IPsec to provide  data	 confidential‐
			  ity.

       IPSEC_PROTO_AH
			  Defines  the	authentication algorithms (transforms)
			  that can be used by IPsec to provide authentication.

       getipsecalgbyname() looks up the algorithm by its name, while  getipse‐
       calgbynum() looks up the algorithm by its assigned number.

PARAMETERS
       errnop
		 A  pointer to an integer used to return an error status value
		 on certain error conditions. See ERRORS.

RETURN VALUES
       The  getipsecalgbyname()	 and  getipsecalgbynum()  functions  return  a
       pointer	to the structure ipsecalgent_t, defined in <netdb.h>.	If the
       requested algorithm cannot be found, these functions return NULL.

       The structure ipsecalgent_t is defined as follows:

	 typedef struct ipsecalgent {
	      char **a_names;	   /* algorithm names */
	      int a_proto_num;	   /* protocol number */
	      int a_alg_num;	   /* algorithm number */
	      char *a_mech_name;   /* mechanism name */
	      int *a_block_sizes;  /* supported block sizes */
	      int *a_key_sizes;	   /* supported key sizes */
	      int a_key_increment; /* key size increment */
	 } ipsecalgent_t;

       If a_key_increment is non-zero, a_key_sizes[0] contains the default key
       size  for  the algorithm. a_key_sizes[1] and a_key_sizes[2] specify the
       smallest	 and  biggest  key  sizes  support  by	the   algorithm,   and
       a_key_increment specifies the valid key size increments in that range.

       If  a_key_increment is zero, the array a_key_sizes  contains the set of
       key sizes, in bits, supported by the  algorithm. The last key length in
       the  array  is  followed by an element of value 0. The first element of
       this array is used as the default key size for the algorithm.

       a_name is an array of algorithm names, terminated by  an	 element  con‐
       taining	a  NULL	 pointer. a_name[0] is the  primary name for the algo‐
       rithm.

       a_proto_num is the protocol identifer of this algorithm.	 a_alg_num  is
       the  algorithm  number. a_mech_name contains the mechanism name associ‐
       ated with the algorithm.

       a_block_sizes is an array containing the supported block lengths or MAC
       lengths, in bytes, supported by the algorithm.  The last valid value in
       the array is followed by an element containing the value 0.

ERRORS
       When the specified algorithm cannot be returned to the caller, getipse‐
       calgbynam()  and	 getipsecalgbynum() return a value of NULL and set the
       integer pointed to by the errnop parameter to one of the following val‐
       ues:

       ENOMEM
		 Not enough memory

       ENOENT
		 Specified algorithm not found

       EINVAL
		 Specified protocol number not found

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
       │  ATTRIBUTE TYPE    │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
       │MT Level	    │ MT Safe	      │
       ├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
       │Interface Stability │ Evolving	      │
       └────────────────────┴─────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       cryptoadm(1M), ipsecalgs(1M), getipsecprotobyname(3NSL), getipsecproto‐
       byname(3NSL), attributes(5)

       Piper, D. RFC 2407, The Internet IP Security Domain  of	Interpretation
       for ISAKMP. Network Working Group. November, 1998.

				 Aug 20, 2003	       GETIPSECALGBYNAME(3NSL)
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