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.TH sasl_getopt_t "26 March 2000" SASL "SASL man pages"
.SH NAME
sasl_getopt_t \- The SASL get option callback


.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <sasl.h>

.sp
.BI "int sasl_getopt_t(void " *context ", "
.BI "		     const char " *plugin_name ", "
.BI "		     const char " *option ", "
.BI "		     const cahr ** " result ", "
.BI "		     unsigned * " len ")";

.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION

.B sasl_getopt_t
is used to retrieve an option, often mechanism specific, from the
application. An example of this is requested what KERBEROS_V4 srvtab
file to use.
.I plugin_name
is the plugin this value if for.
.I option
is a string representing the option. A common option that all server
applications should handle is \"pwcheck_method\" which represents the
method for checking plaintext passwords. See the administrators guide
for a full description of this option.

.PP

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. See sasl.h for a complete list. SASL_OK indicates success.

.SH "CONFORMING TO"
RFC 2222
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR other sasl stuff
.BR 
.BR