OPENPAM_GET_OPTION(3) Library Functions Manual OPENPAM_GET_OPTION(3)

openpam_get_optionreturns the value of a module option

Pluggable Authentication Module Library (libpam, -lpam)

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <security/pam_appl.h>
#include <security/openpam.h>

const char *
openpam_get_option(pam_handle_t *pamh, const char *option);

The openpam_get_option function returns the value of the specified option in the context of the currently executing service module, or NULL if the option is not set or no module is currently executing.

The openpam_get_option function returns NULL on failure.

openpam_set_option(3), pam(3)

The openpam_get_option function is an OpenPAM extension.

The openpam_get_option 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.

December 21, 2007 macOS 15.2