OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3) | FreeBSD Library Functions Manual | OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3) |
NAME
openpam_ttyconv — simple tty-based conversation functionLIBRARY
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.
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.The OpenPAM library is maintained by
<des@des.no>.September 12, 2014 | FreeBSD |