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Generic Security Services API Library Functionsgss_verify_mic(3GSS)


NAME

 gss_verify_mic - verify integrity of a received message

SYNOPSIS

 
cc -flag ...  file ...-lgss [library ...] 
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
OM_uint32 gss_verify_mic(OM_uint32 *minor_status, const gss_ctx_id_t context_handle, const gss_buffer_t message_buffer, const gss_buffer_t token_buffer, gss_qop_t *qop_state);

DESCRIPTION

 

The gss_verify_mic() function verifies that a cryptographic MIC, contained in the token parameter, fits the supplied message. The qop_state parameter allows a message recipient to determine the strength of protection that was applied to the message.

Since some application-level protocols may wish to use tokens emitted by gss_wrap(3GSS) to provide secure framing, the GSS-API supports the calculation and verification of MICs over zero-length messages.

PARAMETERS

 

The parameter descriptions for gss_verify_mic() follow:

minor_status
The status code returned by the underlying mechanism.
context_handle
Identifies the context on which the message arrived.
message_buffer
The message to be verified.
token_buffer
The token associated with the message.
qop_state
Specifies the quality of protection gained from the MIC. Specify NULL if this parameter is not required.

RETURN VALUES

 

gss_verify_mic() may return the following status codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.
GSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN
The token failed consistency checks.
GSS_S_BAD_SIG
The MIC was incorrect.
GSS_S_DUPLICATE_TOKEN
The token was valid and contained a correct MIC for the message, but it had already been processed.
GSS_S_OLD_TOKEN
The token was valid and contained a correct MIC for the message, but it is too old to check for duplication.
GSS_S_UNSEQ_TOKEN
The token was valid and contained a correct MIC for the message, but it has been verified out of sequence; a later token has already been received.
GSS_S_GAP_TOKEN
The token was valid and contained a correct MIC for the message, but it has been verified out of sequence; an earlier expected token has not yet been received.
GSS_S_CONTEXT_EXPIRED
The context has already expired.
GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT
The context_handle parameter did not identify a valid context.
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.

ATTRIBUTES

 

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWgss (32-bit)
 SUNWgssx (64-bit)
MT-LevelSafe

SEE ALSO

 

gss_wrap(3GSS), attributes(5)

GSS-API Programming Guide


SunOS 5.9Go To TopLast Changed 24 Apr 2000

 
      
      
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