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AIX Version 4.3 Communications Technical Reference, Volume 1

svcerr_weakauth Subroutine

Purpose

Indicates that the service dispatch routine cannot complete the remote procedure call due to insufficient authentication security parameters.

Library

C Library (libc.a)

Syntax

#include <rpc/rpc.h>
void svcerr_weakauth (xprt)
SVCXPRT *xprt;

Description

The svcerr_weakauth subroutine is called by a service dispatch routine that cannot make the remote procedure call (RPC) because the supplied authentication parameters are insufficient for security reasons.

The svcerr_weakauth subroutine calls the svcerr_auth subroutine with the correct RPC service transport handle (the xprt parameter). The subroutine also sets the status of the RPC reply message to the AUTH_TOOWEAK condition as the authentication error (AUTH_ERR).

Parameters

xprt Points to the RPC service transport handle.

Implementation Specifics

This subroutine is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.

Related Information

The svcerr_auth subroutine, svcerr_decode subroutine.

List of RPC Programming References.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Overview for Programming in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.


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