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.\" Generated from pam_get_item.c by gendoc.pl
.\" $Id: pam_get_item.c 648 2013-03-05 17:54:27Z des $
.Dd September 7, 2013
.Dt PAM_GET_ITEM 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pam_get_item
.Nd get PAM information
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libpam
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/types.h
.In security/pam_appl.h
.Ft "int"
.Fn pam_get_item "const pam_handle_t *pamh" "int item_type" "const void **item"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pam_get_item
function stores a pointer to the item specified by
the
.Fa item_type
argument in the location pointed to by the
.Fa item
argument.
The item is retrieved from the PAM context specified by the
.Fa pamh
argument.
If
.Fn pam_get_item
fails, the
.Fa item
argument is untouched.
.Pp
The following item types are recognized:
.Bl -tag -width 18n
.It Dv PAM_SERVICE
The name of the requesting service.
.It Dv PAM_USER
The name of the user the application is trying to
authenticate.
.It Dv PAM_TTY
The name of the current terminal.
.It Dv PAM_RHOST
The name of the applicant's host.
.It Dv PAM_CONV
A
.Vt struct pam_conv
describing the current conversation
function.
.It Dv PAM_AUTHTOK
The current authentication token.
.It Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK
The expired authentication token.
.It Dv PAM_RUSER
The name of the applicant.
.It Dv PAM_USER_PROMPT
The prompt to use when asking the applicant for a user
name to authenticate as.
.It Dv PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT
The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
authentication token.
.It Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT
The prompt to use when asking the applicant for an
expired authentication token prior to changing it.
.It Dv PAM_HOST
The name of the host the application runs on.
.El
.Pp
See
.Xr pam_start 3
for a description of
.Vt struct pam_conv .
.Pp
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn pam_get_item
function returns one of the following values:
.Bl -tag -width 18n
.It Bq Er PAM_SYMBOL_ERR
Invalid symbol.
.It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
System error.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pam 3 ,
.Xr pam_set_item 3 ,
.Xr pam_start 3 ,
.Xr pam_strerror 3
.Sh STANDARDS
.Rs
.%T "X/Open Single Sign-On Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules"
.%D "June 1997"
.Re
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Fn pam_get_item
function and this manual page were
developed for the
.Fx
Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the
Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.\& under
DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035
.Pq Dq CBOSS ,
as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
.Pp
The OpenPAM library is maintained by
.An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq des@des.no .
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