| #### Names Names identify principals. The GSSAPI authenticates the relationship between a name and the principal claiming the name. Names are represented in two forms: · A printable form, for presentation to an application · An internal, canonical form that is used by the API and is opaque to applications The gss_import_name( ) and gss_display_name( ) routines convert names between their printable form and their gss_name_t data type. DCE GSSAPI supports only DCE principal names, which are identified by the constant OID, GSSCDE_C_OID_DCENAME. The gss_compare_names( ) routine compares internal form names. ####