PAM_GET_ITEM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAM_GET_ITEM(3)NAMEpam_get_item — get PAM information
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_get_item(const pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void **item);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_get_item function stores a pointer to the item specified by the
item_type argument in the location specified by the item argument. The
item is retrieved from the PAM context specified by the pamh argument.
The following item types are recognized:
PAM_SERVICE The name of the requesting service.
PAM_USER The name of the user the application is trying to
authenticate.
PAM_TTY The name of the current terminal.
PAM_RHOST The name of the applicant's host.
PAM_CONV A struct pam_conv describing the current conversation
function.
PAM_AUTHTOK The current authentication token.
PAM_OLDAUTHTOK The expired authentication token.
PAM_RUSER The name of the applicant.
PAM_USER_PROMPT The prompt to use when asking the applicant for a
user name to authenticate as.
PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
authentication token.
PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT
The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
expired authentication token prior to changing it.
See pam_start(3) for a description of struct pam_conv.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_get_item function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_SYMBOL_ERR] Invalid symbol.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSOpam(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_start(3), pam_strerror(3)STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules,
June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_get_item function and this manual page were developed for the
FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR
contract N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA CHATS research
program.
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