File Formats                                              mech(4)



NAME
     mech, qop - mechanism and QOP files

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/gss/mech
     /etc/gss/qop


DESCRIPTION
     The /etc/gss/mech  and  /etc/gss/qop  files  contain  tables
     showing  installed  security  mechanisms  and the Quality of
     Protection (QOP)  associated  with  them,  respectively.  As
     security mechanisms are installed on the system, entries are
     added to these two files. Contents of  these  files  may  be
     accessed  either  manually or programmatically. For example,
     manually with cat(1) or more(1),  or  programmatically  with
     either            rpcgssgetmechanisms(3NSL)            or
     rpcgssgetmechinfo(3NSL).


     The order of entries in the /etc/gss/mech file  is  signifi-
     cant:  the  order  should  be from the most preferred to the
     least preferred mechanisms.


     The /etc/gss/mech file contains five fields:

     mechanism name

         ASCI string representing the mechanism.


     object identifier

         RPC OID for this mechanism.


     shared library

         Shared library which implements the services provided by
         this mechanism.


     kernel module

         Kernel module which implements the services provided  by
         this mechanism.


     library options (optional field)

         Optional  parameters  that  are   interpreted   by   the



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File Formats                                              mech(4)



         individual  mechanism  with  which  they are associated.
         Specific supported options are described in the documen-
         tation  for  the  individual  mechanism, if any. Not all
         mechanisms have support for optional parameters. library
         options  must  be enclosed in brackets ([ ]) so they may
         be  differentiated  from  the  optional  kernel   module
         entries.



     The /etc/gss/qop file contains three fields:

     QOP string         Name, in ASCI, of this Quality  of  Pro-
                        tection.


     QOP value          Numeric value  by  which  RPC  identifies
                        this QOP.


     mechanism name     ASCI string representing  the  mechanism
                        with which this QOP is associated.


EXAMPLES
     Example 1 A Typical Entry in /etc/gss/mech


     This is a typical entry in a /etc/gss/mech file:


       kerberosv5     1.2.840.113554.1.2.2     mechkrb5.so   kmechkrb5



     Example 2 A Typical Entry in /etc/gss/qop


     This is a typical entry in a /etc/gss/qop file:


       GSKRB5CONFCQOPDES  0    kerberosv5



SEE ALSO
     rpc(3NSL),                     rpcgssgetmechanisms(3NSL),
     rpcgssgetmechinfo(3NSL), rpcsecgss(3NSL)


     ONC] Developer's Guide




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