MIT Kerberos Documentation

krb5_c_enctype_compare - Compare two encryption types.

krb5_error_code krb5_c_enctype_compare(krb5_context context, krb5_enctype e1, krb5_enctype e2, krb5_boolean * similar)
param:

[in] context - Library context

[in] e1 - First encryption type

[in] e2 - Second encryption type

[out] similar - TRUE if types are similar, FALSE if not

retval:
  • 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function determines whether two encryption types use the same kind of keys.