pam_sm_authenticate(3) BSD Library Functions Manual pam_sm_authenticate(3)
NAME
pam_sm_authenticate -- service module implementation for pam_authenticate
LIBRARY
Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/pam_modules.h>
int
pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc,
const char **argv);
DESCRIPTION
The pam_sm_authenticate function is the service module's implementation
of the pam_authenticate(3) API function.
RETURN VALUES
The pam_sm_authenticate function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_ABORT] General failure.
[PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL]
Authentication information is unavailable.
[PAM_AUTH_ERR] Authentication error.
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure.
[PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT]
Insufficient credentials.
[PAM_IGNORE] Ignore this module.
[PAM_MAXTRIES] Maximum number of tries exceeded.
[PAM_PERM_DENIED] Permission denied.
[PAM_SERVICE_ERR] Error in service module.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
[PAM_USER_UNKNOWN] Unknown user.
SEE ALSO
pam(3), pam_authenticate(3), pam_strerror(3)
STANDARDS
X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules,
June 1997.
AUTHORS
The pam_sm_authenticate 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.
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