sasl_erasebuffer(3sasl)

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NAME

6       sasl_erasebuffer - erase buffer
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SYNOPSIS

9       cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl   [ library ... ]
10       #include <sasl/saslutil.h>
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12       void sasl_erasebuffer(char *pass, unsigned len);
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DESCRIPTION

16       Use the sasl_erasebuffer() interface to erase a security sensitive buf‐
17       fer or password. The implementation may  use  recovery-resistant  erase
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PARAMETERS

21       pass    A password
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24       len     The length of the password
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RETURN VALUES

28       The sasl_erasebuffer() interface returns no return values.
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ERRORS

31       None.
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ATTRIBUTES

34       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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39       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
40       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
41       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
42       │Availability                 │SUNWlibsasl                  │
43       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
44       │Interface Stability          │Evolving                     │
45       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
46       │MT-Level                     │MT-Safe                      │
47       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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