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Microsoft Security Advisory (973811): Extended Protection for Authentication - 1/11/2011
Revision Note: V1.10 (January 11, 2011): Updated the FAQ with information about a new release enabling Microsoft Office Live Meeting Service Portal to opt in to Extended Protection for Authentication. Advisory Summary:Microsoft is announcing the availability of a new feature, Extended Protection for Authentication, on the Windows platform. This feature enhances the protection and handling of credentials when authenticating network connections using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA).

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pam_chauthtok

PAM_CHAUTHTOK(3)					   BSD Library Functions Manual 					  PAM_CHAUTHTOK(3)

NAME

     pam_chauthtok -- perform password related functions within the PAM framework

LIBRARY

     Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS

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

     int
     pam_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags);

DESCRIPTION

     The pam_chauthtok function attempts to change the authentication token for the user associated with the pam context specified by the pamh
     argument.

     The flags argument is the binary or of zero or more of the following values:

     PAM_SILENT 	 Do not emit any messages.

     PAM_CHANGE_EXPIRED_AUTHTOK
			 Change only those authentication tokens that have expired.

     If any other bits are set, pam_chauthtok will return PAM_SYMBOL_ERR.

RETURN VALUES

     The pam_chauthtok function returns one of the following values:

     [PAM_ABORT]	 General failure.

     [PAM_AUTHTOK_DISABLE_AGING]
			 Authentication token aging disabled.

     [PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR]	 Authentication token failure.

     [PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY]
			 Authentication token lock busy.

     [PAM_AUTHTOK_RECOVERY_ERR]
			 Failed to recover old authentication token.

     [PAM_BUF_ERR]	 Memory buffer error.

     [PAM_CONV_ERR]	 Conversation failure.

     [PAM_PERM_DENIED]	 Permission denied.

     [PAM_SERVICE_ERR]	 Error in service module.

     [PAM_SYMBOL_ERR]	 Invalid symbol.

     [PAM_SYSTEM_ERR]	 System error.

     [PAM_TRY_AGAIN]	 Try again.

SEE ALSO

     pam(3), pam_strerror(3)

STANDARDS

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

AUTHORS

     The pam_chauthtok 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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