# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_init_creds_get_creds - Retrieve acquired credentials from an initial credentials context.

krb5_error_code krb5_init_creds_get_creds(krb5_context context, krb5_init_creds_context ctx, krb5_creds *creds)

param

  [in] context - Library context

  [in] ctx - Initial credentials context

  [out] creds - Acquired credentials

retval

  - 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function copies the acquired initial credentials from ctx into creds , after the successful completion of `krb5_init_creds_get()` or `krb5_init_creds_step()` . Use `krb5_free_cred_contents()` to free creds when it is no longer needed.