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@@ -283,17 +283,17 @@ See the manual page for @manpage{krb5_verify_user,3}.
@node API diffrences to MIT Kerberos, , Validating a password in a server application, Programming with Kerberos
@section API diffrences to MIT Kerberos
This section is somewhat unorganised, but so far there is no overall
structure to the diffrecies, though some of the have their root in
that heimdal uses a ASN.1 compiler and MIT doesn't.
This section is somewhat disorganised, but so far there is no overall
structure to the differences, though some of the have their root in
that Heimdal uses an ASN.1 compiler and MIT doesn't.
@subsection Principal and realms
Heimdal store the realm as a @code{krb5_realm} that is a @code{char *}.
MIT Kerberos uses a @code{krb5_data} to store a realm. See
Heimdal stores the realm as a @code{krb5_realm}, that is a @code{char *}.
MIT Kerberos uses a @code{krb5_data} to store a realm.
In Heimdal @code{krb5_principal} doesn't contain the component
@code{name_type}, its instead stored in component
@code{name_type}; it's instead stored in component
@code{name.name_type}. To get and set the nametype in Heimdal, use
@manpage{krb5_principal_get_type,3} and
@manpage{krb5_principal_set_type,3}.
@@ -303,16 +303,17 @@ For more information about principal and realms, see
@subsection Error messages
To get the error string, Heimdal users uses
@manpage{krb5_get_error_string,3} or if @code{NULL} is returned,
To get the error string, Heimdal uses
@manpage{krb5_get_error_string,3} or, if @code{NULL} is returned,
@manpage{krb5_get_err_text,3}. This is to return custom error messages
(like ''Can't find host/datan.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM in
(like ``Can't find host/datan.example.com@@EXAMPLE.COM in
/etc/krb5.conf.'' instead of a ``Key table entry not found'' that
@manpage{error_message,3} returns.
Heimdal uses a threadsafe(er) version of the com_err interface, the
global com_err table isn't initialised, then @manpage{error_message,3}
returns quite boring error string (just the error code itself).
Heimdal uses a threadsafe(r) version of the com_err interface; the
global @code{com_err} table isn't initialised. Then
@manpage{error_message,3} returns quite a boring error string (just
the error code itself).
@c @node Why you should use GSS-API for new applications, Walkthru a sample GSS-API client, Validating a password in a server application, Programming with Kerberos