.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
.\" $Id: krb5_context.3,v 1.1 2001/01/28 21:39:29 assar Exp $
.Dd Jan 21, 2001
.Dt KRB5_CONTEXT 3
.Os HEIMDAL
.Sh NAME
.Nm krb5_context
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
structure is designed to hold all per thread state. All global
variables that are context specific are stored in this struture,
including default encryption types, credential-cache (ticket file), and
default realms.
.Pp
The internals of the structure should never be accessed directly,
functions exist for extracting information.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr krb5_init_context 3 ,
.Xr kerberos 8