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.\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
.TH gss_import_sec_context 3GSS "22 Aug 2011" "SunOS 5.11" "Generic Security Services API Library Functions"
.SH NAME
gss_import_sec_context \- import security context established by another process
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... \fB-lgss\fR  [ \fIlibrary\fR... ] 
#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>

\fBOM_uint32\fR \fBgss_import_sec_context\fR(\fBOM_uint32 *\fR\fIminor_status\fR,
     \fBconst gss_buffer_t\fR \fIinterprocess_token\fR,\fBgss_ctx_id_t *\fR\fIcontext_handle\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR function allows a process to import a security context established by another process. A given interprocess token can be imported only once. See \fBgss_export_sec_context\fR(3GSS).
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.LP
The parameter descriptions for \fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR are as follows:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIminor_status\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
.rt  
A mechanism-specific status code.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIinterprocess_token\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
.rt  
Token received from exporting process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fIcontext_handle\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 22n
.rt  
Context handle of newly reactivated context. Resources associated with this context handle must be released by the application after use with a call to \fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR(3GSS).
.RE

.SH ERRORS
.sp
.LP
\fBgss_import_sec_context()\fR returns one of the following status codes:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_COMPLETE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_NO_CONTEXT\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
The token did not contain a valid context reference.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_DEFECTIVE_TOKEN\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
The token was invalid.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_UNAVAILABLE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
The operation is unavailable.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_UNAUTHORIZED\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
Local policy prevents the import of this context by the current process.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.mk
.na
\fB\fBGSS_S_FAILURE\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 25n
.rt  
The underlying mechanism detected an error for which no specific \fBGSS\fR status code is defined.  The mechanism-specific status code reported by means of the \fIminor_status\fR parameter details the error condition.
.RE

.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
cw(2.75i) |cw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) |lw(2.75i) 
.
ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT LevelSafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBgss_accept_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_context_time\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_delete_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_export_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_init_sec_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_inquire_context\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_process_context_token\fR(3GSS), \fBgss_wrap_size_limit\fR(3GSS), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fIDeveloper\&'s Guide to Oracle Solaris 11 Security\fR