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RPC(3) BSD Library Functions Manual RPC(3)
NAME
rpc_secure -- library routines for secure remote procedure calls
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpc/rpc.h>
AUTH *
authdes_create(char *name, unsigned window, struct sockaddr *addr, des_block *ckey);
AUTH *
authdes_pk_create(char *name, netobj *publickey, unsigned window, struct sockaddr *addr,
des_block *ckey);
int
authdes_getucred(struct authdes_cred *adc, uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid, int *grouplen,
gid_t *groups);
int
getnetname(char *name);
int
host2netname(char *name, const char *host, const char *domain);
int
key_decryptsession(const char *remotename, des_block *deskey);
int
key_encryptsession(const char *remotename, des_block *deskey);
int
key_gendes(des_block *deskey);
int
key_setsecret(const char *key);
int
netname2host(char *name, char *host, int hostlen);
int
netname2user(char *name, uid_t *uidp, gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist);
int
user2netname(char *name, const uid_t uid, const char *domain);
DESCRIPTION
These routines are part of the RPC library. They implement DES Authentication. See rpc(3)
for further details about RPC.
The authdes_create() is the first of two routines which interface to the RPC secure authen-
tication system, known as DES authentication. The second is authdes_getucred(), below.
Note: the keyserver daemon keyserv(8) must be running for the DES authentication system to
work.
The authdes_create() function, used on the client side, returns an authentication handle
that will enable the use of the secure authentication system. The first argument name is
the network name, or netname, of the owner of the server process. This field usually repre-
sents a hostname derived from the utility routine host2netname(), but could also represent a
user name using user2netname(). The second field is window on the validity of the client
credential, given in seconds. A small window is more secure than a large one, but choosing
too small of a window will increase the frequency of resynchronizations because of clock
drift. The third argument addr is optional. If it is NULL, then the authentication system
will assume that the local clock is always in sync with the server's clock, and will not at-
tempt resynchronizations. If an address is supplied, however, then the system will use the
address for consulting the remote time service whenever resynchronization is required. This
argument is usually the address of the RPC server itself. The final argument ckey is also
optional. If it is NULL, then the authentication system will generate a random DES key to
be used for the encryption of credentials. If it is supplied, however, then it will be used
instead.
The authdes_pk_create() function is identical to authdes_create(), except that the public
key needs to be provided at calling time and will not looked up by this function itself.
The authdes_getucred() function, the second of the two DES authentication routines, is used
on the server side for converting a DES credential, which is operating system independent,
into a UNIX credential. This routine differs from utility routine netname2user() in that
authdes_getucred() pulls its information from a cache, and does not have to do a Yellow
Pages lookup every time it is called to get its information.
The getnetname() function installs the unique, operating-system independent netname of the
caller in the fixed-length array name. Returns TRUE if it succeeds and FALSE if it fails.
The host2netname() function converts from a domain-specific hostname to an operating-system
independent netname. Returns TRUE if it succeeds and FALSE if it fails. Inverse of
netname2host().
The key_decryptsession() function is an interface to the keyserver daemon, which is associ-
ated with RPC's secure authentication system (DES authentication). User programs rarely
need to call it, or its associated routines key_encryptsession(), key_gendes() and
key_setsecret(). System commands such as login(1) and the RPC library are the main clients
of these four routines.
The key_decryptsession() function takes a server netname and a DES key, and decrypts the key
by using the public key of the server and the secret key associated with the effective uid
of the calling process. It is the inverse of key_encryptsession().
The key_encryptsession() function is a keyserver interface routine. It takes a server net-
name and a des key, and encrypts it using the public key of the server and the secret key
associated with the effective uid of the calling process. It is the inverse of
key_decryptsession().
The key_gendes() function is a keyserver interface routine. It is used to ask the keyserver
for a secure conversation key. Choosing one "random" is usually not good enough, because
the common ways of choosing random numbers, such as using the current time, are very easy to
guess.
The key_setsecret() function is a keyserver interface routine. It is used to set the key
for the effective uid of the calling process.
The netname2host() function converts from an operating-system independent netname to a do-
main-specific hostname. Returns TRUE if it succeeds and FALSE if it fails. Inverse of
host2netname().
The netname2user() function converts from an operating-system independent netname to a do-
main-specific user ID. Returns TRUE if it succeeds and FALSE if it fails. Inverse of
user2netname().
The user2netname() function converts from a domain-specific username to an operating-system
independent netname. Returns TRUE if it succeeds and FALSE if it fails. Inverse of
netname2user().
AVAILABILITY
These functions are part of libtirpc.
SEE ALSO
rpc(3), xdr(3)
The following manuals:
Remote Procedure Calls: Protocol Specification.
Remote Procedure Call Programming Guide.
Rpcgen Programming Guide.
RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Specification, RFC1050, Sun Microsystems Inc., USC-ISI.
BSD February 16, 1988 BSD
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