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# krb5_auth_con_getkey - Retrieve the session key from an auth context as a keyblock.

krb5_error_code krb5_auth_con_getkey(krb5_context context, krb5_auth_context auth_context, krb5_keyblock **keyblock)

param

  [in] context - Library context

  [in] auth_context - Authentication context

  [out] keyblock - Session key

retval

  - 0 Success. Otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function creates a keyblock containing the session key from auth_context . Use `krb5_free_keyblock()` to free keyblock when it is no longer needed