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36.Dd June 30, 2002
37.Dt PAM_GET_AUTHTOK 3
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm pam_get_authtok
41.Nd retrieve authentication token
42.Sh LIBRARY
43.Lb libpam
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In security/pam_appl.h
46.Ft int
47.Fn pam_get_authtok "pam_handle_t *pamh" "int item" "const char **authtok" "const char *prompt"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Nm
51function returns the cached authentication token,
52or prompts the user if no token is currently cached.  Either way, a
53pointer to the authentication token is stored in the location pointed
54to by the
55.Va authtok
56argument.
57.Pp
58The
59.Va item
60argument must have one of the following values:
61.Bl -tag -width 18n
62.It Dv PAM_AUTHTOK
63Returns the current authentication token, or the new token
64when changing authentication tokens.
65.It Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK
66Returns the previous authentication token when changing
67authentication tokens.
68.El
69.Pp
70The
71.Va prompt
72argument specifies a prompt to use if no token is cached.
73If it is
74.Dv NULL ,
75the
76.Dv PAM_AUTHTOK_PROMPT
77or
78.Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK_PROMPT
79item,
80as appropriate, will be used.  If that item is also
81.Dv NULL ,
82a hardcoded
83default prompt will be used.
84.Pp
85If
86.Va item
87is set to
88.Dv PAM_AUTHTOK
89and there is a non-null
90.Dv PAM_OLDAUTHTOK
91item,
92.Nm
93will ask the user to confirm the new token by
94retyping it.  If there is a mismatch,
95.Nm
96will return
97.Dv PAM_TRY_AGAIN .
98.Pp
99.Sh RETURN VALUES
100The
101.Nm
102function returns one of the following values:
103.Bl -tag -width 18n
104.It Bq Er PAM_BUF_ERR
105Memory buffer error.
106.It Bq Er PAM_CONV_ERR
107Conversation failure.
108.It Bq Er PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
109System error.
110.It Bq Er PAM_TRY_AGAIN
111Try again.
112.El
113.Sh SEE ALSO
114.Xr pam 3 ,
115.Xr pam_get_item 3 ,
116.Xr pam_get_user 3 ,
117.Xr pam_strerror 3
118.Sh STANDARDS
119The
120.Nm
121function is an OpenPAM extension.
122.Sh AUTHORS
123The
124.Nm
125function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project
126by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security
127Research Division of Network Associates, Inc.  under DARPA/SPAWAR
128contract N66001-01-C-8035
129.Pq Dq CBOSS ,
130as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.
131