SASL_SERVER_START(3SASL)SASL_SERVER_START(3SASL)NAMEsasl_server_start - create a new server authentication object
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_server_start(sasl_conn_t *conn, const char *mech,
const char *clientin, unsigned *clientinlen,
const char **serverout, unsigned *serveroutlen);
DESCRIPTION
The sasl_server_start() interface begins the authentication with the
mechanism specified by the mech parameter. sasl_server_start() fails if
the mechanism is not supported.
PARAMETERS
conn
The SASL context for this connection.
mech
The mechanism name that the client requested.
clientin
The initial response from the client. The value of cli‐
entin is NULL if the protocol lacks support for the
client-send-first or if the other end did not have an
initial send. No initial client send is distinct from
an initial send of a null string. The protocol must
account for this difference.
clientinlen
The length of the initial response.
serverout
Created by the plugin library. The value of serverout
is the initial server response to send to the client.
serverout is allocated or freed by the library. It is
the job of the client to send it over the network to
the server. Protocol specific encoding, for example
base64 encoding, must be done by the server.
serveroutlen
The length of the initial server challenge.
RETURN VALUESsasl_server_start() returns an integer that corresponds to a SASL error
code.
ERRORS
SASL_OK
Authentication completed successfully.
SASL_CONTINUE
The call to sasl_server_start() was successful, and
more steps are needed in the authentication.
All other error codes indicate an error situation that must be handled,
or the authentication session should be quit. 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 ALSOgethostname(3C), sasl_errors(3SASL), attributes(5)
Oct 1, 2003 SASL_SERVER_START(3SASL)
