The
/etc/gss/mech
file contains a list of installed GSS-API security mechanisms.
Each line of the file either contains a comment if the first character
is '#' or it contains five fields with the following meanings:
Name
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The name of this GSS-API mechanism.
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Object identifier
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The OID for this mechanism.
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Library
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A shared library containing the implementation of this mechanism.
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Kernel module
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Optional kernel module containing the implementation of this mechanism (not
yet supported in FreeBSD).
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Library options
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Optional parameters interpreted by the mechanism. Library options
must be enclosed in brackets ([ ]) to differentiate them from the
optional kernel module entry.
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The first mechanism listed in
/etc/gss/mech
is the default mechanism.
This mechanism will be used by
gss_init_sec_context(3)
if the user doesn't specify a specific mechanism.
The
/etc/gss/qop
file contains a list of Quality of Protection values for use with
GSS-API.
Each line of the file either contains a comment if the first character
is '#' or it contains three fields with the following meanings:
QOP string
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The name of this Quality of Protection algorithm.
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QOP value
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The numeric value used to select this algorithm for use with GSS-API
functions such as
gss_get_mic(3).
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Mechanism name
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The GSS-API mechanism name that corresponds to this algorithm.
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