NAME

       gsasl_simple_getpass - API function

SYNOPSIS

       #include <gsasl.h>

       int gsasl_simple_getpass(const char * filename, const char * username, char ** key);

ARGUMENTS

       const char * filename
                   filename of file containing passwords.

       const char * username
                   username string.

       char ** key newly allocated output character array.

DESCRIPTION

       Retrieve password for user from specified file.  The buffer  key contain the password if this function is
       successful.  The caller is responsible for deallocating it.

       The  file  should  be on the UoW "MD5 Based Authentication" format, which means it is in text format with
       comments denoted by # first on the line,  with  user  entries  looking  as  "usernameTABpassword".   This
       function removes CR and LF at the end of lines before processing.  TAB, CR, and LF denote ASCII values 9,
       13, and 10, respectively.

       Return  value:  Return GSASL_OK if output buffer contains the password, GSASL_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR if the
       user could not be found, or other error code.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.
       General guidelines for reporting bugs: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
       GNU SASL home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2002-2022 Simon Josefsson.
       Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium  without
       royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation for gsasl is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and gsasl programs are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info gsasl

       should give you access to the complete manual.  As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

              http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/manual/

gsasl                                                 2.2.1                              gsasl_simple_getpass(3)