# GSSCreateName(_:_:_:) Returns a GSS name given a buffer and a type. ``` func GSSCreateName(_ name: CFTypeRef, _ name_type: gss_const_OID, _ error: UnsafeMutablePointer?>?) -> gss_name_t? ``` ## Parameters `name` A name buffer describing the credential. The buffer is either a `CFDataRef` or a `CFStringRef` containing the name. `name_type` An OID name type constant, such as [`GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME`](/documentation/GSS/GSS_C_NT_USER_NAME). `error` A `CFErrorRef` pointer that the function sets to point at a new error object if the function call fails, or `NULL` to ignore the error. If the error exists, it describes the reason for the failure, and you are responsible for releasing it with `CFRelease`. ## Return Value A GSS name for the given buffer and type, or `NULL` on failure. Release this object with a call to [`gss_release_name(_:_:)`](/documentation/GSS/gss_release_name(_:_:)) when you are done with it. --- 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)