MIT Kerberos Documentation

krb5_recvauth - Server function for sendauth protocol.

krb5_error_code krb5_recvauth(krb5_context context, krb5_auth_context * auth_context, krb5_pointer fd, char * appl_version, krb5_principal server, krb5_int32 flags, krb5_keytab keytab, krb5_ticket ** ticket)
param:

[in] context - Library context

[inout] auth_context - Pre-existing or newly created auth context

[in] fd - File descriptor

[in] appl_version - Application protocol version to be matched against the client’s application version

[in] server - Server principal (NULL for any in keytab )

[in] flags - Additional specifications

[in] keytab - Key table containing service keys

[out] ticket - Ticket (NULL if not needed)

retval:
  • 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function performs the server side of a sendauth/recvauth exchange by sending and receiving messages over fd .

Use krb5_free_ticket() to free ticket when it is no longer needed.

See also

krb5_sendauth()