Decrypts a server network name and a Data Encryption Standard (DES) key.
#include <rpc/rpc.h> key_decryptsession (remotename, deskey) char *remotename; des_block *deskey;
The key_decryptsession subroutine interfaces to the keyserv daemon, which is associated with the secure authentication system known as DES. The subroutine takes a server network name and a DES key and decrypts the DES key by using the public key of the server and the secret key associated with the effective user number (UID) of the calling process. User programs rarely need to call this subroutine. System commands such as keylogin and the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) library are the main clients.
This subroutine is the inverse of the key_encryptsession subroutine.
| remotename | Points to the remote host name. |
| deskey | Points to the des_block structure. |
Upon successful completion, this subroutine returns a value of 0. If unsuccessful, it returns a value of -1.
This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
The key_encryptsession subroutine.
The keylogin command.
The keyserv daemon.
List of RPC Programming References.
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Overview for Programming in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.