Interface Libraries                                  libpam(3LIB)

NAME
     libpam - interface library for PAM (Pluggable Authentication
     Module)

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lpam [library ... ]

     #include <security/pam_appl.h>

DESCRIPTION
     The shared object libpam.so.1 provides the public interfaces
     defined below.

     For additional information on shared object interfaces,  see
     intro(3).

INTERFACES
     SUNW_1.1 (generic):

     pam_acct_mgm                  pam_authenticate
     pam_chauthtok                 pam_close_session
     pam_end                       pam_get_data
     pam_get_item                  pam_get_user
     pam_open_session              pam_setcred
     pam_set_data                  pam_set_item
     pam_start                     pam_strerror

     SUNW_1.2 (generic):

     pam_getenv                    pam_getenvlist
     pam_putenv

FILES
     /usr/lib/libpam.so.1
           File that implements the  PAM framework library.

     /etc/pam.conf
           Configuration file.

     /usr/lib/security/pam_dial_auth.so.1
           Authentication management  PAM module for dialups.

     /usr/lib/security/pam_rhosts_auth.so.1
           Authentication  management   PAM  modules   that   use
           ruserok().

     /usr/lib/security/pam_sample.so.1
           Sample PAM module.

     /usr/lib/security/pam_unix.so.1

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Interface Libraries                                  libpam(3LIB)

           Authentication, account, session and password  manage-
           ment PAM module.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for description of  the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsl                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT Level                    | MT-Safe with exceptions     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO
     pvs(1), intro(3), pam(3PAM), intro(3),  pam.conf(4),  attributes(5)
     ,        pam_dial_auth(5),       pam_rhosts_auth(5),
     pam_sample(5), pam_unix(5)

NOTES
     The interfaces in  libpam() are MT-Safe only if each  thread
     within  the multi-threaded application uses its own PAM han-
     dle.

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