PAM_START(3) |
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.
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.