# gss_process_context_token(_:_:_:) Processes a token from a peer asynchronously. ``` func gss_process_context_token(_ minor_status: UnsafeMutablePointer, _ context_handle: gss_ctx_id_t, _ token_buffer: gss_buffer_t) -> OM_uint32 ``` ## Parameters `minor_status` A pointer to the secondary status result that provides additional information in case of failure. `context_handle` The context that should handle the token. `token_buffer` The token to process. ## Return Value A status code set to [`GSS_S_COMPLETE`](/documentation/GSS/GSS_S_COMPLETE) on success. See [Function Status](/documentation/GSS/function-status) for a description of other status outputs. ## Discussion Normally, contexts exchange tokens during the initialization process, using [`gss_init_sec_context(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/GSS/gss_init_sec_context(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)) and in the initiator and [`gss_accept_sec_context(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/GSS/gss_accept_sec_context(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)) in the acceptor. Occasionally, a mechanism needs to send a token asynchronously, for example after a call to the [`gss_delete_sec_context(_:_:_:)`](/documentation/GSS/gss_delete_sec_context(_:_:_:)) function when you supply an output token buffer. The `gss_process_context_token` function provides a means to supply a token received from a peer to the context unexpectedly. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)