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DCE 1.1: Authentication and Security Services
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group
Registry API
Introduction
The routines in the Registry API are distinguished
with names having the prefix sec_rgy.
Background is given in
Introduction to Security Services
,
especially
Registration Service (RS) and RS Editors
.
In particular, the concepts of RS site, and of
query and update sites, are defined there.
The routines of the Registry API are:
- Binding APIs
Routines used to bind to and communicate with a Registry
server have the prefix sec_rgy_site
or (in one instance) sec_rgy_cell.
- PGO APIs
Routines used to create and maintain PGO items in
the Registry database have the prefix sec_rgy_pgo.
- Account APIs
Routines used to create and maintain accounts in the
Registry database have the prefix sec_rgy_acct.
- Properties and Policies APIs
Routines used to manipulate cell-wide properties and policies
have the prefixes sec_rgy_auth_plcy,
sec_rgy_plcy, and sec_rgy_properties.
- UNIX Structure APIs
Routines used to obtain Registry entries in a UNIX-style
structure have the prefix sec_rgy_unix.
- Extended Registry Attribute APIs
These routines are used to create and maintain extensions to the DCE
Registry database. These include all routines with the prefix
of sec_rgy_attr, except those with the
prefix sec_rgy_attr_sch (see the following
item).
- DCE Attribute APIs
These routines are used to create and maintain data
repositories other than the DCE Registry database, and have
the prefix sec_rgy_attr_sch.
- Miscellaneous Registry APIs
The Registry API includes the following miscellaneous routines:
-
sec_rgy_cursor_reset()
-
sec_rgy_login_get_info()
-
sec_rgy_login_get_effective()
-
sec_rgy_wait_until_consistent()
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