# MIT Kerberos Documentation

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# krb5_init_creds_get - Acquire credentials using an initial credentials context.

krb5_error_code krb5_init_creds_get(krb5_context context, krb5_init_creds_context ctx)

param:

  [in] context - Library context

  [in] ctx - Initial credentials context

retval:

  - 0 Success; otherwise - Kerberos error codes

This function synchronously obtains credentials using a context created by krb5_init_creds_init(). On successful return, the credentials can be retrieved with krb5_init_creds_get_creds().

> context must be the same as the one passed to krb5_init_creds_init() for this initial credentials context.