pam_start(3) [netbsd man page]

PAM_START(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      PAM_START(3)

NAME

     pam_start -- initiate a PAM transaction

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

     int
     pam_start(const char *service, const char *user, const struct pam_conv *pam_conv, pam_handle_t **pamh);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_start function creates and initializes a PAM context.

     The service argument specifies the name of the policy to apply, and is stored in the PAM_SERVICE item in the created context.

     The user argument specifies the name of the target user - the user the created context will serve to authenticate.  It is stored in the
     PAM_USER item in the created context.

     The pam_conv argument points to a struct pam_conv describing the conversation function to use; see pam_conv for details.

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_start function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]	 Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_end(3), pam_get_item(3), pam_set_item(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

     X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

AUTHORS

     The pam_start 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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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.

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								 December 21, 2007							       BSD