SYNOPSIS

#include <gsasl.h>

char * gsasl_stringprep_saslprep(const char * in, int * stringprep_rc);

ARGUMENTS

const char * in

input ASCII or UTF-8 string with data to prepare according to SASLprep.

int * stringprep_rc

pointer to output variable with stringprep error code, or NULL to indicate that you don't care about it.

DESCRIPTION

Process a Unicode string for comparison, according to the "SASLprep" stringprep profile. This function is intended to be used by Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanisms (such as PLAIN, CRAM-MD5, and DIGEST-MD5) as well as other protocols exchanging user names and/or passwords.

RETURN VALUE

Return a newly allocated string that is the "SASLprep" processed form of the input string, or NULL on error, in which case stringprep_rc contain the stringprep library error code.

DEPRECATED

Use gsasl_saslprep() instead.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>. GNU SASL home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/ General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2002-2012 Simon Josefsson.

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.

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