Oracle Solaris Security for Developers Guide

GSSAPI Server Example Structure

The gss-structure application performs the following steps:

  1. Parses the command line.

  2. If a mechanism is specified, translates the mechanism name to internal format.

  3. Acquires credentials for the caller.

  4. Checks to see whether the user has specified using the inetd daemon for connecting.

  5. Makes a connection with the client.

  6. Receives the data from the client.

  7. Signs and returns the data.

  8. Releases namespaces and exits.