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gss_release_cred -- Mark a credential for deletion 



C Prototype 

OM_uint32 gss_release_cred(
      OM_uint32          minor_status,
      gss_cred_id_t      cred_handle );

Arguments 

minor_status
(output)		 A mechanism-specific status code.
cred_handle (input/output)
 A buffer containing an opaque credential handle identifying the credential to be released. If GSS_C_NO_CREDENTIAL is supplied, the routine will complete successfully, but will do nothing.

Description 

This routine informs GSSAPI that the specified credential handle is no longer required by the application, and frees associated resources. When all processes have released a credential, it will be deleted.

Return Values 

This routine returns one of the following GSS status codes:

GSS_S_COMPLETE
Successful completion.
GSS_S_NO_CRED
The credentials could not be accessed.

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