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PAM_GET_ITEMS

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
EXAMPLE

NAME

pam_get_items - A PAM test module to retrieve module-specific PAM items

SYNOPSIS

pam_get_items.so

DESCRIPTION

PAM modules store data in PAM items . These items are only accessible from module context, not application context as they might include private data (PAM_AUTHTOK normally contains the password). But when testing PAM modules, it’s often nice to make sure a PAM module under test sets items for the next module the way it’s supposed to. The pam_get_items module makes this possible by exporting all PAM items as environment variables using pam_putenv. The environment variable name is the same as the constant name of the PAM item.

OPTIONS

None

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

All module types ( account , auth , password and session ) are provided.

EXAMPLE

Consider an example that tests that pam_unix puts the password it reads onto PAM stack. The test service file would contain:

auth required pam_unix.so
auth required pam_get_items.so

Then the test would run the PAM conversation and afterwards call:

pam_getenv(pamh, "PAM_AUTHTOK");

To retrieve the password.