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.TH "gsasl_client_step" 3 "0.2.21" "gsasl" "gsasl"
.SH NAME
gsasl_client_step \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <gsasl.h>
.sp
.BI "int gsasl_client_step(Gsasl_session * " sctx ", const char * " input ", size_t " input_len ", char * " output ", size_t * " output_len ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "Gsasl_session * sctx" 12
libgsasl client handle.
.IP "const char * input" 12
input byte array.
.IP "size_t input_len" 12
size of input byte array.
.IP "char * output" 12
output byte array.
.IP "size_t * output_len" 12
size of output byte array.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Perform one step of SASL authentication in client.  This reads data
from server (specified with input and input_len), processes it
(potentially invoking callbacks to the application), and writes
data to server (into variables output and output_len).

The contents of the output buffer is unspecified if this functions
returns anything other than GSASL_NEEDS_MORE.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
Returns GSASL_OK if authenticated terminated
successfully, GSASL_NEEDS_MORE if more data is needed, or error
code.
.SH "DEPRECATED"
Use \fBgsasl_step()\fP instead.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-gsasl@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Simon Josefsson.
.br
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
preserved on all copies.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B gsasl
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B gsasl
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info gsasl
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.