GSS-API Programming Guide

Address Types for Channel Bindings

Table B–6 shows the possible values for the initiator_addrtype and acceptor_addrtype fields of the gss_channel_bindings_struct structure. These fields indicate the format that a name can take (for example, ARPAnet IMP address format or AppleTalk address format). Channel bindings are discussed in Channel Bindings.

Table B–6 Channel Binding Address Types

Field 

Value (Decimal) 

Address Type 

GSS_C_AF_UNSPEC 

Unspecified address type 

GSS_C_AF_LOCAL 

Host-local 

GSS_C_AF_INET 

Internet address type (example: IP) 

GSS_C_AF_IMPLINK 

ARPAnet IMP  

GSS_C_AF_PUP 

pup protocols (example: BSP) 

GSS_C_AF_CHAOS 

MIT CHAOS protocol 

GSS_C_AF_NS 

XEROX NS 

GSS_C_AF_NBS 

nbs 

GSS_C_AF_ECMA 

ECMA 

GSS_C_AF_DATAKIT 

datakit protocols 

GSS_C_AF_CCITT 

10 

CCITT 

GSS_C_AF_SNA 

11 

IBM SNA 

GSS_C_AF_DECnet 

12 

DECnet 

GSS_C_AF_DLI 

13 

Direct data link interface 

GSS_C_AF_LAT 

14 

LAT 

GSS_C_AF_HYLINK 

15 

NSC Hyperchannel 

GSS_C_AF_APPLETALK 

16 

AppleTalk 

GSS_C_AF_BSC 

17 

BISYNC 

GSS_C_AF_DSS 

18 

Distributed system services 

GSS_C_AF_OSI 

19 

OSI TP4 

GSS_C_AF_X25 

21 

X.25 

GSS_C_AF_NULLADDR 

255 

No address specified