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Diffstat (limited to 'crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/krb5_verify_user.3')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/krb5_verify_user.3 b/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/krb5_verify_user.3 index 5338550..0e9b108 100644 --- a/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/krb5_verify_user.3 +++ b/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/krb5_verify_user.3 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan -.\" $Id: krb5_verify_user.3,v 1.2 2001/11/09 09:38:29 joda Exp $ +.\" $Id: krb5_verify_user.3,v 1.5 2002/08/28 15:30:58 joda Exp $ .Dd June 27, 2001 .Dt KRB5_VERIFY_USER 3 .Os HEIMDAL @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ .Nm krb5_verify_user , .Nm krb5_verify_user_lrealm .Nd Heimdal password verifying functions +.Sh LIBRARY +Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5) .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <krb5.h> .Ft krb5_error_code @@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm krb5_verify_user -function verifies the password supplied by a user. +function verifies the password supplied by a user. The principal whose password will be verified is specified in .Fa principal . @@ -44,6 +46,10 @@ function does the same, except that it ignores the realm in .Fa principal and tries all the local realms (see .Xr krb5.conf 5 ) . +After a successful return, the principal is set to the authenticated +realm. If the call fails, the principal will not be meaningful, and +should only be freed with +.Xr krb5_free_principal 3 . .Sh EXAMPLE Here is a example program that verifies a password. it uses the .Ql host/`hostname` @@ -74,12 +80,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv) error = krb5_verify_user(context, princ, NULL, NULL, TRUE, NULL); if (error) krb5_err(context, 1, error, "krb5_verify_user"); - + return 0; } .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr krb5_err 3 , +.Xr krb5_free_principal 3 , .Xr krb5_init_context 3 , .Xr krb5_kt_default 3 , .Xr krb5.conf 5 |
