The
/etc/gss/mech
file contains a list of installed GSS-API security mechanisms.
Each line of the file either contains a comment if the first character
is '#' or it contains five fields with the following meanings:
Name
The name of this GSS-API mechanism.
Object identifier
The OID for this mechanism.
Library
A shared library containing the implementation of this mechanism.
Kernel module (optional)
A kernel module containing the implementation of this mechanism (not
yet supported in FreeBSD).
Library options (optional)
Optionsal parameters interpreted by the mechanism. Library options
must be enclosed in brackets ([ ]) to differentiate them from the
optional kernel module entry.
The
/etc/gss/qop
file contains a list of Quality of Protection values for use with
GSS-API.
Each line of the file either contains a comment if the first character
is '#' or it contains three fields with the following meanings:
QOP string
The name of this Quality of Protection algorithm.
QOP value
The numeric value used to select this algorithm for use with GSS-API
functions such as
gss_get_mic3.
Mechanism name
The GSS-API mechanism name that corresponds to this algorithm.
