.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by gdoc.
.TH "gss_import_sec_context" 3 "1.0.4" "gss" "gss"
.SH NAME
gss_import_sec_context \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gss.h>
.sp
.BI "OM_uint32 gss_import_sec_context(OM_uint32 * " minor_status ", const gss_buffer_t " interprocess_token ", gss_ctx_id_t * " context_handle ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "OM_uint32 * minor_status" 12
(Integer, modify) Mechanism specific status code.
.IP "const gss_buffer_t interprocess_token" 12
(buffer, opaque, modify) Token received from
  exporting process
.IP "gss_ctx_id_t * context_handle" 12
(gss_ctx_id_t, modify) Context handle of newly
  reactivated context.  Resources associated with this context
  handle must be released by the application after use with a call
  to \fBgss_delete_sec_context()\fP.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Allows a process to import a security context established by
another process.  A given interprocess token may be imported only
once.  See gss_export_sec_context.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"

`GSS_S_COMPLETE`: Successful completion.

`GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT`: The token did not contain a valid context
reference.

`GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN`: The token was invalid.

`GSS_S_UNAVAILABLE`: The operation is unavailable.

`GSS_S_UNAUTHORIZED`: Local policy prevents the import of this
 context by the current process.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-gss@gnu.org>.
GNU Generic Security Service home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gss/
General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2003-2022 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 gss
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gss
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gss
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.