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OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_TTYCONV(3)
NAME
openpam_ttyconv - simple tty-based conversation function
SYNOPSIS
#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
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
The openpam_ttyconv() function returns one of the following values:
[PAM_SUCCESS] Success.
[PAM_BUF_ERR] Memory buffer error.
[PAM_CONV_ERR] Conversation failure.
[PAM_SYSTEM_ERR] System error.
SEE ALSO
openpam_nullconv(3), pam(3), pam_prompt(3), pam_strerror(3),
pam_vprompt(3)
STANDARDS
The openpam_ttyconv() function is an OpenPAM extension.
AUTHORS
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.
The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@des.no>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 June 27, 2023 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6