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sasl_erasebuffer - erase buffer

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/saslutil.h>

void sasl_erasebuffer(char *pass, unsigned len);

Use the sasl_erasebuffer() interface to erase a security sensitive buffer or password. The implementation may use recovery-resistant erase logic.

pass len

The sasl_erasebuffer() interface returns no return values.

None.

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE

Interface Stability Evolving

MT-Level MT-Safe

attributes(5)