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8 .TH SASL_ERASEBUFFER 3SASL "Sep 16, 2003"
10 sasl_erasebuffer \- erase buffer
14 \fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lsasl\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
15 #include <sasl/saslutil.h>
17 \fBvoid\fR \fBsasl_erasebuffer\fR(\fBchar *\fR\fIpass\fR, \fBunsigned\fR \fIlen\fR);
23 Use the \fBsasl_erasebuffer()\fR interface to erase a security sensitive buffer
24 or password. The implementation may use recovery-resistant erase logic.
41 The length of the password
47 The \fBsasl_erasebuffer()\fR interface returns no return values.
55 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
63 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
65 Interface Stability Evolving