gss_compare_name()--Compare Two Internal GSS Names

 #include <gssapi.h>

 OM_uint32 gss_compare_name(
     OM_uint32 *    minor_status,  
     gss_name_t     name1,
     gss_name_t     name2,
     int *      name_equal); 

The gss_compare_name() function allows an application to compare two internal names to determine whether they refer to the same object. The two names must have an internal representation format in common to be comparable. The names are considered not equal if either name denotes an anonymous principal.

Parameters

minor_status  (Output)

A status code from the security mechanism.

name1  (Input)

The first internal name.

name2  (Input)

The second internal name.

name_equal  (Output)

Returns 1 if the names refer to the same object and 0 otherwise.

Return Value

The return value is one of the following status codes:

GSS_S_BAD_NAME

One of the input names is not valid.

GSS_S_BAD_NAMETYPE

The two name types are not comparable. The names must have an internal representation in common to be comparable.

GSS_S_COMPLETE

The routine completed successfully.

GSS_S_FAILURE

The routine failed for reasons that are not defined at the GSS level. The minor_status return parameter contains a mechanism-dependent error code describing the reason for the failure.

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