NAME¶
gsasl_simple_getpass - API function
SYNOPSIS¶
#include <gsasl.h>
int gsasl_simple_getpass(const char * filename, const char *
username, char ** key);
ARGUMENTS¶
- const char * filename
- filename of file containing passwords.
- const char * username
- username string.
- char ** key
- newly allocated output character array.
DESCRIPTION¶
Retrieve password for user from specified file. The buffer
key contain
the password if this function is successful. The caller is responsible for
deallocating it.
The file should be on the UoW "MD5 Based Authentication" format, which
means it is in text format with comments denoted by # first on the line, with
user entries looking as "usernameTABpassword". This function removes
CR and LF at the end of lines before processing. TAB, CR, and LF denote ASCII
values 9, 13, and 10, respectively.
RETURN VALUE¶
Return
GSASL_OK if output buffer contains the password,
GSASL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR if the user could not be found, or other
error code.
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.