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gss_inquire_cred(3)					   gss_inquire_cred(3)

NAME
       gss_inquire_cred()  - provide the calling application information about
       a credential

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION
       The routine provides information about  a  credential  to  the  calling
       application.   The  calling application must first have called the rou‐
       tine for a handle for the credential.

   Input Parameters
       cred_handle	     Specifies a handle for the target credential.  To
			     get  information  about  the  default credential,
			     specify

   Output Parameters
       name		     Returns the principal name asserted by  the  cre‐
			     dential.	If the principal name is not required,
			     specify NULL.

       lifetime		     Returns the number of seconds for which the  cre‐
			     dential will remain valid.

			     If	 the credential expired, the parameter returns
			     a 0 (zero).  If there is  no  credential  expira‐
			     tion, the parameter returns the value If an expi‐
			     ration time is not required, specify NULL.

       cred_usage	     Returns one of the	 following  values  describing
			     how the application can use the credential:

			     If	 no  usage  information	 is  required, specify
			     NULL.

       mechs		     Returns a set of security mechanisms supported by
			     the credential.

       minor_status	     Returns  a	 status	 code from the security mecha‐
			     nism.

STATUS CODES
       The following status codes can be returned:

       The routine was completed successfully.

       The credentials expired.	 If the
				lifetime parameter was passed as NULL,	it  is
				set to 0 (zero).

       The credentials were invalid.

       The routine failed.  Check the
				minor_status parameter for details.

       The routine could not access the credentials.

AUTHOR
       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SEE ALSO
       gss_acquire_cred(3).

       The  manpages  for DCE-GSSAPI are included with the DCE-CoreTools prod‐
       uct.  To see those manpages add to

							   gss_inquire_cred(3)

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