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.TH "gsasl_decode" 3 "1.10.0" "gsasl" "gsasl"
.SH NAME
gsasl_decode \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gsasl.h>
.sp
.BI "int gsasl_decode(Gsasl_session * " sctx ", const char * " input ", size_t " input_len ", char ** " output ", size_t * " output_len ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "Gsasl_session * sctx" 12
libgsasl session handle.
.IP "const char * input" 12
input byte array.
.IP "size_t input_len" 12
size of input byte array.
.IP "char ** output" 12
newly allocated output byte array.
.IP "size_t * output_len" 12
size of output byte array.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Decode data according to negotiated SASL mechanism.  This might mean
that data is integrity or privacy protected.

The  \fIoutput\fP buffer is allocated by this function, and it is the
responsibility of caller to deallocate it by calling free( \fIoutput\fP ).

Return value: Returns \fBGSASL_OK\fP if encoding was successful,
otherwise an error code.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.
.br
General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
.br
GNU SASL home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/

.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2002-2021 Simon Josefsson.
.br
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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gsasl
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gsasl
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gsasl
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:
.IP
.B http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/manual/
.PP