gss_str_to_oid()--Convert String Representation of an Object Identifier to an Internal OID Object

Syntax

 #include <gssapi.h>

 OM_uint32 gss_str_to_oid(
     OM_uint32 *    minor_status,
     gss_buffer_t   input_string,
     gss_OID *      output_oid);

  Service Program Name: QSYS/QKRBGSS

  Default public authority: *USE

  Threadsafe: Yes

The gss_str_to_oid() function converts the string representation of an object identifier to a gss_OID object.

Parameters

minor_status (Output): A status code from the security mechanism.
input_string (Input): The string to be converted.
output_oid (Output): The object identifier. The gss_OID returned for this parameter should be released by calling the gss_release_oid() routine when it is no longer needed.

The return value is one of the following status codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE: The routine completed successfully.
GSS_S_FAILURE: The routine failed for reasons that are not defined at the GSS level. The minor_status return parameter contains a mechanism-dependent error code describing the reason for the failure.

Object Referred to	Data Authority Required
Each directory in the path name preceding the configuration file	*X
Configuration file	*R

Message ID	Error Message Text
CPE3418 E	Possible APAR condition or hardware failure.

A string representation is a series of blank-separated or period-separated numbers enclosed in braces. For example, the Kerberos V5 security mechanism object identifier is represented as {1 2 840 113554 1 2 2}.
Not every coded character set identifier (CCSID) contains the left and right brace characters; however, alternative CCSID values often are available. For example, instead of using Greece 423, run the job with a default CCSID of 875.
While the blank-separated form should be used for portability, the gss_str_to_oid() routine also accepts the period-separated form for compatibility with other applications. The gss_oid_to_str() routine, however, always generates the blank-separated form.

API introduced: V5R1