PAM_SET_ITEM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAM_SET_ITEM(3)NAME
pam_set_item -- set authentication information
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
int
pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void *item);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_set_item function sets the item specified by the item_type argument to a copy of the object pointed to by the item argument. The
item is stored in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument. See pam_get_item(3) for a list of recognized item types.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_set_item function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_SYMBOL_ERR] Invalid symbol.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO pam(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_strerror(3)STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_set_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.
BSD December 18, 2011 BSD
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PAM_GET_ITEM(3) BSD Library Functions Manual PAM_GET_ITEM(3)NAME
pam_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 ALSO pam(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.
BSD December 21, 2007 BSD
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