void copy_datum(gnutls_datum_t* dest, const gnutls_datum_t* src);
int compare_data(const gnutls_datum_t* a, const gnutls_datum_t* b);
void free_datum(gnutls_datum_t* d);
+int write_datum_fd(int fd, const gnutls_datum_t* d);
+int write_datum_fd_with_length(int fd, const gnutls_datum_t* d);
+int write_data_fd_with_length(int fd, const gnutls_datum_t** d, unsigned int num);
+
+/* set up a datum from a null-terminated string */
+int datum_from_string(gnutls_datum_t* d, const char* str);
/* keyid manipulations: */
typedef unsigned char printable_keyid[16];
its entire contents in a single datum. */
int set_datum_file(gnutls_datum_t* d, const char* fname);
+/* set up file descriptor pipe for writing (child process pid gets
+ stored in pid, fd is returned)*/
+int create_writing_pipe(pid_t* pid, const char* path, char* const argv[]);
+
+/* return 0 if userid matches the monkeysphere spec for ssh host user IDs */
+int validate_ssh_host_userid(const char* userid);