NAME

sec_psm_close — Close a personal security mechanism. This routine is not available in the DCE binary code.  It is provided in DCE source for use by vendors. 

Synopsis

error_status_t sec_psm_close(
sec_psm_handle_t psm_handle,
error_status_t ∗status);

Parameters

Input

psm_handle
A pointer to an opaque handle to the personal security context data.  Use the sec_psm_open() routine to obtain the handle. 

Output

statusA pointer to the completion status.  On successful completion, the routine returns error_status_ok.  Otherwise, it returns an error. 

Description

The sec_psm_close() routine closes the personal security mechanism identified by psm_handle.  In addition, the routine cleans up the personal security context data and ensures any confidential information (such as passwords or private keys) is zeroed out. 

Files

/usr/include/dce/sec_pk_base.idl
The idl file from which dce/sec_pk_base.h was derived. 

Errors

The following describes a partial list of errors that might be returned.  Refer to the OSF DCE Problem Determination Guide for complete descriptions of all error messages. 

error_status_t

sec_psm_not_init

sec_psm_invalid_handle

sec_psm_internal_error

sec_pvtkey_invalid_handle

sec_pvtkey_mechanism_not_init

Related Information

Functions: sec_psm_open(3sec).