SASL_SERVER_STEP(3SASL)SASL_SERVER_STEP(3SASL)NAMEsasl_server_step - perform a step in the server authentication negotia‐
tion
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_server_step(sasl_conn_t *conn, const char *clientin,
unsigned clientinlen, const char **serverout,
unsigned *serveroutlen);
DESCRIPTION
The sasl_server_step() performs a step in the authentication negotia‐
tion.
PARAMETERS
conn
The SASL context for this connection.
clientin
The data given by the client. The data is decoded if
the protocol encodes requests that are sent over the
wire.
clientinlen
The length of clientin.
serverout
serveroutlen
Set by the library and sent to the client.
RETURN VALUESsasl_server_step() returns an integer that corresponds to a SASL error
code.
ERRORS
SASL_OK
The whole authentication completed successfully.
SASL_CONTINUE
The call to sasl_server_step() was successful, and at
least one more step is needed for the authentication.
All other error codes indicate an error situation that you must handle,
or you should quit the authentication session. See sasl_errors(3SASL)
for information on SASL error codes.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │ Evolving │
├────────────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ MT-Safe │
└────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsasl_errors(3SASL), attributes(5)
Oct 14, 2003 SASL_SERVER_STEP(3SASL)