PAM_GET_DATA(3) | Library Functions Manual | PAM_GET_DATA(3)

# NAME

`pam_get_data` —
get module information

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <sys/types.h>`
`#include <security/pam_appl.h>`

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

# DESCRIPTION

The `pam_get_data`() function looks up the opaque object associated with the string specified by the module_data_name argument, in the PAM context specified by the pamh argument. A pointer to the object is stored in the location pointed to by the data argument. If `pam_get_data`() fails, the data argument is untouched.

This function and its counterpart pam_set_data(3) are useful for managing data that are meaningful only to a particular service module.

# RETURN VALUES

The `pam_get_data`() function returns one of the following values:

[`PAM_SUCCESS`]
  Success.
[`PAM_NO_MODULE_DATA`]
  Module data not found.

# SEE ALSO

pam(3), pam_set_data(3), pam_strerror(3)

# STANDARDS

X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules, June 1997.

# AUTHORS

The `pam_get_data`() 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 Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no>.

April 30, 2017 | NetBSD 9.4