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krb5_principal_compare — Compare two principals

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C Prototype

krb5_boolean krb5_principal_compare(
         krb5_context              context,
         krb5_const_principal      princ1,
         krb5_const_principal      princ2 );

Arguments

context (input/output) 

The context structure.

princ1 (input) 

First principal name.

princ2 (input) 

Second principal name.

Description

This routine compares two principal names.

Return Values

This routine returns one of the following KRB5 status codes:

TRUE

Principals are the same.

FALSE

Principals are different.



krb5_principal2salt — Convert a krb5_principal into it’s default salt
  		 


krb5_prompter_posix — Prompt the user for the Kerberos password