NAME
pam_set_item - set and update PAM informations
SYNOPSIS
#include <security/pam_modules.h>
int pam_set_item(pam_handle_t *pamh, int item_type, const void *item);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_set_item function allows applications and PAM service modules
to access and to update PAM informations of item_type. For this a copy
of the object pointed to by the item argument is created. The following
item_types are supported:
PAM_SERVICE
The service name (which identifies that PAM stack that the PAM
functions will use to authenticate the program).
PAM_USER
The username of the entity under whose identity service will be
given. That is, following authentication, PAM_USER identifies the
local entity that gets to use the service. Note, this value can be
mapped from something (eg., "anonymous") to something else (eg.
"guest119") by any module in the PAM stack. As such an application
should consult the value of PAM_USER after each call to a PAM
function.
PAM_USER_PROMPT
The string used when prompting for a user's name. The default value
for this string is a localized version of "login: ".
PAM_TTY
The terminal name: prefixed by /dev/ if it is a device file; for
graphical, X-based, applications the value for this item should be
the $DISPLAY variable.
PAM_RUSER
The requesting user name: local name for a locally requesting user
or a remote user name for a remote requesting user.
Generally an application or module will attempt to supply the value
that is most strongly authenticated (a local account before a
remote one. The level of trust in this value is embodied in the
actual authentication stack associated with the application, so it
is ultimately at the discretion of the system administrator.
PAM_RUSER@PAM_RHOST should always identify the requesting user. In
some cases, PAM_RUSER may be NULL. In such situations, it is
unclear who the requesting entity is.
PAM_RHOST
The requesting hostname (the hostname of the machine from which the
PAM_RUSER entity is requesting service). That is
PAM_RUSER@PAM_RHOST does identify the requesting user. In some
applications, PAM_RHOST may be NULL. In such situations, it is
unclear where the authentication request is originating from.
PAM_AUTHTOK
The authentication token (often a password). This token should be
ignored by all module functions besides pam_sm_authenticate(3) and
pam_sm_chauthtok(3). In the former function it is used to pass the
most recent authentication token from one stacked module to
another. In the latter function the token is used for another
purpose. It contains the currently active authentication token.
PAM_OLDAUTHTOK
The old authentication token. This token should be ignored by all
module functions except pam_sm_chauthtok(3).
PAM_CONV
The pam_conv structure. See pam_conv(3).
The following additional items are specific to Linux-PAM and should not
be used in portable applications:
PAM_FAIL_DELAY
A function pointer to redirect centrally managed failure delays.
See pam_fail_delay(3).
PAM_XDISPLAY
The name of the X display. For graphical, X-based applications the
value for this item should be the $DISPLAY variable. This value may
be used independently of PAM_TTY for passing the name of the
display.
PAM_XAUTHDATA
A pointer to a structure containing the X authentication data
required to make a connection to the display specified by
PAM_XDISPLAY, if such information is necessary. See
pam_xauth_data(3).
PAM_AUTHTOK_TYPE
The default action is for the module to use the following prompts
when requesting passwords: "New UNIX password: " and "Retype UNIX
password: ". The example word UNIX can be replaced with this item,
by default it is empty. This item is used by pam_get_authtok(3).
For all item_types, other than PAM_CONV and PAM_FAIL_DELAY, item is a
pointer to a <NUL> terminated character string. In the case of
PAM_CONV, item points to an initialized pam_conv structure. In the case
of PAM_FAIL_DELAY, item is a function pointer: void (*delay_fn)(int
retval, unsigned usec_delay, void *appdata_ptr)
Both, PAM_AUTHTOK and PAM_OLDAUTHTOK, will be reseted before returning
to the application. Which means an application is not able to access
the authentication tokens.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_BAD_ITEM
The application attempted to set an undefined or inaccessible item.
PAM_BUF_ERR
Memory buffer error.
PAM_SUCCESS
Data was successful updated.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
The pam_handle_t passed as first argument was invalid.
SEE ALSO
pam_get_item(3), pam_strerror(3)