PAM_SET_DATA(3PAM) PAM Library Functions PAM_SET_DATA(3PAM)

NAME

pam_set_data, pam_get_data - PAM routines to maintain module specific
state

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lpam [ library ... ]
#include <security/pam_appl.h>


int pam_set_data(pam_handle_t *pamh,
const char *module_data_name, void *data,
void (*cleanup) (pam_handle_t *pamh, void *data,
int pam_end_status));


int pam_get_data(const pam_handle_t *pamh,
const char *module_data_name, const void **data);

DESCRIPTION

The pam_set_data() and pam_get_data() functions allow PAM service modules
to access and update module specific information as needed. These
functions should not be used by applications.


The pam_set_data() function stores module specific data within the PAM
handle pamh. The module_data_name argument uniquely identifies the data,
and the data argument represents the actual data. The module_data_name
argument should be unique across all services.


The cleanup function frees up any memory used by the data after it is no
longer needed, and is invoked by pam_end(). The cleanup function takes as
its arguments a pointer to the PAM handle, pamh, a pointer to the actual
data, data, and a status code, pam_end_status. The status code determines
exactly what state information needs to be purged.


If pam_set_data() is called and module data already exists from a prior
call to pam_set_data() under the same module_data_name, then the
existing data is replaced by the new data, and the existing cleanup
function is replaced by the new cleanup function.


The pam_get_data() function retrieves module-specific data stored in the
PAM handle, pamh, identified by the unique name, module_data_name. The
data argument is assigned the address of the requested data. The data
retrieved by pam_get_data() should not be modified or freed. The data
will be released by pam_end().

RETURN VALUES

In addition to the return values listed in pam(3PAM), the following value
may also be returned:

PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA
No module specific data is present.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for description of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-------------------------+
|Interface Stability | Stable |
+--------------------+-------------------------+
|MT-Level | MT-Safe with exceptions |
+--------------------+-------------------------+

SEE ALSO

libpam(3LIB), pam(3PAM), pam_end(3PAM), attributes(7)

NOTES

The interfaces in libpam are MT-Safe only if each thread within the
multithreaded application uses its own PAM handle.

October 13, 1998 PAM_SET_DATA(3PAM)