NAME
gsasl_simple_getpass - API function
SYNOPSIS
#include <gsasl.h>
int gsasl_simple_getpass(const char * filename, const char * username,
char ** key);
ARGUMENTS
const char * filename
filename of file containing passwords.
const char * username
username string.
char ** key newly allocated output character array.
DESCRIPTION
Retrieve password for user from specified file. The buffer key contain
the password if this function is successful. The caller is responsible
for deallocating it.
The file should be on the UoW "MD5 Based Authentication" format, which
means it is in text format with comments denoted by # first on the
line, with user entries looking as "usernameTABpassword". This
function removes CR and LF at the end of lines before processing. TAB,
CR, and LF denote ASCII values 9, 13, and 10, respectively.
RETURN VALUE
Return GSASL_OK if output buffer contains the password,
GSASL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR if the user could not be found, or other
error code.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>. GNU SASL home page:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/ General help using GNU software:
http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Simon
Josefsson.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for gsasl is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and gsasl programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info gsasl
should give you access to the complete manual.