---
title: gss_buffer_desc
framework: GSS
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
platforms: [iOS 5.0+, iPadOS 5.0+, Mac Catalyst 13.0+, macOS 10.14+, visionOS 1.0+]
path: gss/gss_buffer_desc
---

# gss_buffer_desc

The buffer descriptor that you use to exchange octet streams with many GSS-API functions.

## Declaration

```swift
typealias gss_buffer_desc = gss_buffer_desc_struct
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

- [length](gss/gss_buffer_desc_struct/length.md)
- [value](gss/gss_buffer_desc_struct/value.md)

## See Also

### Buffer Data Structures

- [gss_qop_t](gss/gss_qop_t.md)
- [gss_iov_buffer_t](gss/gss_iov_buffer_t.md)
- [gss_iov_buffer_desc](gss/gss_iov_buffer_desc.md)
- [gss_iov_buffer_desc_struct](gss/gss_iov_buffer_desc_struct.md)
- [gss_buffer_t](gss/gss_buffer_t.md)
- [gss_const_buffer_t](gss/gss_const_buffer_t.md)
- [gss_buffer_set_t](gss/gss_buffer_set_t.md)
- [gss_buffer_desc_struct](gss/gss_buffer_desc_struct.md)
- [gss_buffer_set_desc](gss/gss_buffer_set_desc.md)
- [gss_buffer_set_desc_struct](gss/gss_buffer_set_desc_struct.md)