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SASL_GETSIMPLE_T(3) Cyrus SASL SASL_GETSIMPLE_T(3)

NAME

sasl_getsimple_t - Cyrus SASL documentation

SYNOPSIS

#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_getsimple_t(void *context,


                    int id,


                    const char ** result,


                    unsigned * len);

DESCRIPTION

sasl_getsimple_t is used to retrieve simple things from the application. In practice this is authentication name, authorization name, and realm.
  • context – SASL connection context
  • id –

    indicates which value is being requested. Possible values include:

  • SASL_CB_USER ‐ Client user identity to login as
  • SASL_CB_AUTHNAME ‐ Client authentication name
  • SASL_CB_LANGUAGE ‐ Comma‐separated list of RFC 1766 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1766.html> languages
  • SASL_CB_CNONCE ‐ Client‐nonce (for testing mostly)

  • result – value of the item requested
  • len – lenth of the result



RETURN VALUE

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. See sasl.h for a complete list. SASL_OK <#c.SASL_OK> indicates success.

SEE ALSO

RFC 4422 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4422.html>,:saslman:sasl(3), sasl_callbacks(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_callbacks-3>, sasl_errors(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_errors-3>

Author

The Cyrus Team

Copyright

1993-2016, The Cyrus Team

2026-04-04 2.1.28