MUNGE_CTX(3) MUNGE Uid 'N' Gid Emporium MUNGE_CTX(3) NAME munge_ctx_create, munge_ctx_copy, munge_ctx_destroy, munge_ctx_strerror, munge_ctx_get, munge_ctx_set - MUNGE context functions SYNOPSIS #include <munge.h> munge_ctx_t munge_ctx_create (void); munge_ctx_t munge_ctx_copy (munge_ctx_t ctx); void munge_ctx_destroy (munge_ctx_t ctx); const char * munge_ctx_strerror (munge_ctx_t ctx); munge_err_t munge_ctx_get (munge_ctx_t ctx, munge_opt_t opt, ...); munge_err_t munge_ctx_set (munge_ctx_t ctx, munge_opt_t opt, ...); cc `pkg-config --cflags --libs munge` -o foo foo.c DESCRIPTION The munge_ctx_create() function creates and returns a new MUNGE context, or NULL on error. The munge_ctx_copy() function copies the context ctx and returns a new MUNGE context, or NULL on error. The munge_ctx_destroy() function destroys the context ctx. The munge_ctx_strerror() function returns a descriptive text string de- scribing the MUNGE error number according to the context ctx, or NULL if no error condition exists. This may provide a more detailed error message than that returned by munge_strerror(). The munge_ctx_get() function gets the value for the option opt associated with the MUNGE context ctx, storing the result in the subsequent pointer argument. If the result is a string, that string should not be freed or modified by the caller. The munge_ctx_set() function sets the value for the option opt associated with the MUNGE context ctx, using the value of the subsequent argument. RETURN VALUE The munge_ctx_create() and munge_ctx_copy() functions return a newly allo- cated MUNGE context, or NULL on error. The munge_ctx_strerror() function returns a pointer to a null-terminated constant text string, or NULL if no error condition exists. This string should not be freed or modified by the caller. The munge_ctx_get() and munge_ctx_set() functions return EMUNGE_SUCCESS on success, or a MUNGE error number otherwise. CONTEXT OPTIONS The following context options can be queried via munge_ctx_get() or speci- fied via munge_ctx_set(). The type following each enumeration is the vari- able type used for the subsequent argument in munge_ctx_set(), or the vari- able type of a pointer used for the subsequent argument in munge_ctx_get(). MUNGE_OPT_CIPHER_TYPE , int Get or set the cipher type (see CIPHER TYPES). MUNGE_OPT_MAC_TYPE , int Get or set the MAC type (see MAC TYPES). MUNGE_OPT_ZIP_TYPE , int Get or set the compression type (see COMPRESSION TYPES). MUNGE_OPT_REALM , char * Get or set the security realm, where the char * type is a null-ter- minated character string. The string returned by munge_ctx_get() should not be freed or modified by the caller. NOT CURRENTLY SUP- PORTED. MUNGE_OPT_TTL , int Get or set the time-to-live (in seconds) (see TTL TYPES). This value controls how long the credential is valid once it has been en- coded. MUNGE_OPT_ADDR4 , struct in_addr Get the IPv4 address of the host where the credential was encoded. This option cannot be explicitly set. MUNGE_OPT_ENCODE_TIME , time_t Get the time (in seconds since the epoch) at which the credential was encoded. This option cannot be explicitly set. MUNGE_OPT_DECODE_TIME , time_t Get the time (in seconds since the epoch) at which the credential was decoded. This option cannot be explicitly set. MUNGE_OPT_SOCKET , char * Get or set the local domain socket for connecting with munged, where the char * type is a null-terminated character string. The string returned by munge_ctx_get() should not be freed or modified by the caller. MUNGE_OPT_UID_RESTRICTION , uid_t Get or set the UID allowed to decode the credential (see UID & GID TYPES). This value will be matched against the effective user ID of the process requesting the credential decode. MUNGE_OPT_GID_RESTRICTION , gid_t Get or set the GID allowed to decode the credential (see UID & GID TYPES). This value will be matched against the effective group ID of the process requesting the credential decode, as well as each supplementary group of which the effective user ID of that process is a member. MUNGE_OPT_IGNORE_TTL , int Get or set the "ignore-ttl" flag. If this is set to 1, TTL-related errors will be ignored. munge_decode() will return EMUNGE_SUCCESS instead of EMUNGE_CRED_EXPIRED, EMUNGE_CRED_REWOUND, or EMU- NGE_CRED_REPLAYED. MUNGE_OPT_IGNORE_REPLAY , int Get or set the "ignore-replay" flag. If this is set to 1, replay errors will be ignored. munge_decode() will return EMUNGE_SUCCESS instead of EMUNGE_CRED_REPLAYED. CIPHER TYPES Credentials can be encrypted using the secret key shared by all munged dae- mons within a security realm. Anyone having access to this key can use it to decrypt a credential, thereby bypassing any restrictions being imposed by munged. MUNGE_CIPHER_NONE Specify that encryption is to be disabled. MUNGE_CIPHER_DEFAULT Specify the default according to the munged configuration. MUNGE_CIPHER_BLOWFISH Specify the Blowfish cipher designed by Bruce Schneier. This cipher has a 64-bit block-size and a variable key length. MUNGE uses it with a 128-bit key in CBC mode. It is a fast block cipher but suf- fers from a slow key setup time. Consequently, it underperforms when generating small credentials. MUNGE_CIPHER_CAST5 Specify the CAST5 cipher designed by Carlisle Adams and Stafford Tavares. This cipher has a 64-bit block-size and a variable key length. MUNGE uses it with a 128-bit key in CBC mode. MUNGE_CIPHER_AES128 Specify the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cipher, also known as Rijndael. It was designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen. This cipher has a 128-bit block-size and a key length of 128, 192, or 256 bits. MUNGE uses it here with a 128-bit key in CBC mode. MUNGE_CIPHER_AES256 Specify the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) cipher, also known as Rijndael. It was designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen. This cipher has a 128-bit block-size and a key length of 128, 192, or 256 bits. MUNGE uses it here with a 256-bit key in CBC mode. Cur- rently, MUNGE_CIPHER_AES256 requires the use of MUNGE_MAC_SHA256. MAC TYPES The message authentication code (MAC) is a required component of the cre- dential; consequently, it cannot be disabled. MUNGE_MAC_DEFAULT Specify the default according to the munged configuration. MUNGE_MAC_MD5 Specify the MD5 algorithm designed by Ron Rivest and published in 1991. This algorithm has a 128-bit message digest. In 2004, a suc- cessful collision attack against MD5 was demonstrated. In 2009, a theoretical pre-image attack against MD5 was published. Conse- quently, use of MD5 is not recommended due to its lower security margin. MUNGE_MAC_SHA1 Specify the SHA-1 algorithm designed by the National Security Agency and published in 1995; this is the successor to the original Secure Hash Algorithm (now called SHA-0) published in 1993. This algorithm has a 160-bit message digest. In 2005, successful collision attacks were demonstrated against SHA-1. In 2017, a successful identical- prefix collision attack (SHAttered) was announced. In 2020, a suc- cessful chosen-prefix collision attack (SHA-1 is a Shambles) was an- nounced. Since a pre-image attack has not yet been demonstrated, SHA-1 should still be safe to use within MUNGE; however, use of a SHA-2 hash function (such as SHA-256 or SHA-512) should be pre- ferred. MUNGE_MAC_RIPEMD160 Specify the RIPEMD-160 (RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation Message Digest) algorithm designed in Europe by Hans Dobbertin, Antoon Bosselaers, and Bart Preneel, and published in 1996. This algorithm has a 160-bit message digest. It is somewhat less popular than SHA-1 and correspondingly less well studied. While slower than SHA-1, it is believed to have a slightly better security margin. MUNGE_MAC_SHA256 Specify the SHA-256 algorithm designed by the National Security Agency and published in 2002; this is one of the SHA-2 variants in the Secure Hash Algorithm family. This algorithm has a 256-bit mes- sage digest. In 2006, NIST began encouraging the use of the SHA-2 family of hash functions for all new applications and protocols. MUNGE_MAC_SHA512 Specify the SHA-512 algorithm designed by the National Security Agency and published in 2002; this is one of the SHA-2 variants in the Secure Hash Algorithm family. This algorithm has a 512-bit mes- sage digest. In 2006, NIST began encouraging the use of the SHA-2 family of hash functions for all new applications and protocols. COMPRESSION TYPES If a compression type is specified, a payload-bearing credential will be compressed accordingly. However, if the resulting compressed data is larger than the original uncompressed data, the uncompressed data will be restored and compression will be disabled for that credential. MUNGE_ZIP_NONE Specify that compression is to be disabled. This is the recommended setting unless there is a payload of sufficient size to compress. MUNGE_ZIP_DEFAULT Specify the default according to the munged configuration. MUNGE_ZIP_BZLIB Specify the bzip2 library developed by Julian Seward. This is slower and uses more memory, but generally gets better compression on larger payloads. MUNGE_ZIP_ZLIB Specify the zlib library developed by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. This is faster and uses less memory, but gets pretty good compression nonetheless. TTL TYPES The time-to-live value specifies the number of seconds after the encode- time that the credential is considered valid. In addition to specifying an integer value, the following types are available. MUNGE_TTL_MAXIMUM Specify the maximum allowed by the munged configuration. MUNGE_TTL_DEFAULT Specify the default according to the munged configuration. UID & GID TYPES The UID and GID restrictions can be used to restrict the decoding of the credential based on the effective user and group ID of the requesting process. In addition to specifying an integer value, the following types are available. MUNGE_UID_ANY Specify that no UID restriction is to take effect; this is the de- fault behavior. MUNGE_GID_ANY Specify that no GID restriction is to take effect; this is the de- fault behavior. ERRORS Refer to munge(3) for a complete list of errors. EXAMPLE The following example program illustrates the use of the MUNGE context to query the location of the munged domain socket. #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <munge.h> int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { munge_ctx_t ctx; munge_err_t err; char *str; char buf[4096]; uid_t uid; gid_t gid; ctx = munge_ctx_create (); if (ctx == NULL) { fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to create munge ctx\n"); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } /* Query the socket name. Note that the returned 'str' resides * in the 'ctx' and will be de-allocated via munge_ctx_destroy(). */ err = munge_ctx_get (ctx, MUNGE_OPT_SOCKET, &str); if (err != EMUNGE_SUCCESS) { fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to get munge socket name: %s\n", munge_ctx_strerror (ctx)); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } printf ("socket=%s\n", str); /* Read and decode a credential from the standard input. * Ignore expired, rewound, and replayed errors. */ err = munge_ctx_set (ctx, MUNGE_OPT_IGNORE_TTL, 1); if (err != EMUNGE_SUCCESS) { fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to set ignore-ttl opt: %s\n", munge_ctx_strerror (ctx)); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } if (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), stdin) == NULL) { fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to read credential\n"); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } err = munge_decode (buf, ctx, NULL, NULL, &uid, &gid); if (err != EMUNGE_SUCCESS) { fprintf (stderr, "Error: Failed to decode credential: %s\n", munge_ctx_strerror (ctx)); exit (EXIT_FAILURE); } printf ("uid=%d gid=%d\n", uid, gid); munge_ctx_destroy (ctx); exit (EXIT_SUCCESS); } NOTES Abandoning a new or copied MUNGE context without destroying it will result in a memory leak. The context passed to munge_encode() is treated read-only except for the error message that is set when an error is returned. The context passed to munge_decode() is set according to the context used to encode the creden- tial; however, on error, its settings may be in a state which is invalid for encoding. Consequently, separate contexts should be used for encoding and decoding. A context should not be shared between threads unless it is protected by a mutex; however, a better alternative is to use a separate context (or two) for each thread, either by creating a new one via munge_ctx_create() or copying an existing one via munge_ctx_copy(). AUTHOR Chris Dunlap <cdunlap@llnl.gov> COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. Copyright (C) 2002-2007 The Regents of the University of California. MUNGE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Additionally for the MUNGE library (libmunge), you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the Li- cense, or (at your option) any later version. SEE ALSO munge(1), remunge(1), unmunge(1), munge(3), munge_enum(3), munge(7), munged(8), mungekey(8). https://github.com/dun/munge munge-0.5.18 2026-02-10 MUNGE_CTX(3)
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | RETURN VALUE | CONTEXT OPTIONS | CIPHER TYPES | MAC TYPES | COMPRESSION TYPES | TTL TYPES | UID & GID TYPES | ERRORS | EXAMPLE | NOTES | AUTHOR | COPYRIGHT | SEE ALSO
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