OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3) BSD Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3)
NAME
openpam_ttyconv -- simple tty-based conversation function
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/openpam.h>
int
openpam_ttyconv(int n, const struct pam_message **msg, struct pam_response **resp, void *data);
DESCRIPTION
The openpam_ttyconv function is a standard conversation function suitable for use on TTY devices. It should be adequate for the needs of
most text-based interactive programs.
The openpam_ttyconv function allows the application to specify a timeout for user input by setting the global integer variable
openpam_ttyconv_timeout to the length of the timeout in seconds.
RETURN VALUES
The openpam_ttyconv function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO
openpam_nullconv(3), pam(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3), pam_vprompt(3)
STANDARDS
The openpam_ttyconv function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
The openpam_ttyconv 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
