1sasl_server_step(3)             SASL man pages             sasl_server_step(3)
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NAME

6       sasl_server_step - Perform a step in the authentication negotiation
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SYNOPSIS

11       #include <sasl/sasl.h>
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13       int sasl_server_step(sasl_conn_t *conn,
14                           const char *clientin,
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16                        const char ** serverout,
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DESCRIPTION

22       sasl_server_step()  performs  a step in the authentication negotiation.
23       It returns SASL_OK if the whole negotiation is successful and SASL_CON‐
24       TINUE if this step is ok but at least one more step is needed.
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27       conn is the SASL connection context
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29       clientin  is  the  data  given  by  the client (decoded if the protocol
30       encodes requests sent over the wire) clientinlen is the length of  cli‐
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RETURN VALUE

37       sasl_server_step returns an integer which corresponds  to  one  of  the
38       SASL  error  codes.  SASL_CONTINUE indicates success and that there are
39       more steps needed in the authentication.  SASL_OK  indicates  that  the
40       authentication  is complete. All other return codes indicate errors and
41       should either be handled or the authentication session should be quit.
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CONFORMING TO

45       RFC 4422
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SEE ALSO

48       sasl(3),   sasl_errors(3),   sasl_server_init(3),   sasl_server_new(3),
49       sasl_server_start(3)
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53SASL                             10 July 2001              sasl_server_step(3)
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