The gss_release_oid() function deletes an OID. Such an OID might have been created with gss_str_to_oid().

Since creating and deleting individual OIDs is discouraged, it is preferable to use gss_release_oid_set() if it is necessary to deallocate a set of OIDs.

The parameter descriptions for gss_release_oid() are as follows:

minor_status

A mechanism-specific status code.

oid

The object identifier of the mechanism to be deleted.

gss_release_oid() returns one of the following status codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE

Successful completion.

GSS_S_FAILURE

The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific GSS status code is defined. The mechanism-specific status code reported by means of the minor_status parameter details the error condition.

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

gss_release_oid_set(3GSS), gss_str_to_oid(3GSS), attributes(5)

GSS-API Programming Guide

This function is included for compatibility only with programs using earlier versions of the GSS-API and should not be used for new programs. Other implementations of the GSS-API might not support this function, so portable programs should not rely on it. Sun might not continue to support this function.