NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     openpam_ttyconv -- simple tty-based conversation function

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     PAM Library (libpam, -lpam)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     openpam_nullconv(3), pam(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3),
     pam_vprompt(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The openpam_ttyconv function is an OpenPAM extension.

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     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.


FreeBSD 5.2.1                    July 15, 2003                   FreeBSD 5.2.1