Interfaces for libpam

Table 13-42. libpam Definition

Library:libpam
SONAME:libpam.so.0

A single service name, other, must always be present. The behavior of this service shall be determined by the system administrator. Additional service names may also exist. [1]

The behavior of the interfaces in this library is specified by the following standards.

Linux Standard Base[2]

Pluggable Authentication API

Table 13-43. libpam - Pluggable Authentication API Function Interfaces

pam_acct_mgmt[2]pam_close_session[2]pam_get_item[2]pam_set_item[2]pam_strerror[2]
pam_authenticate[2]pam_end[2]pam_getenvlist[2]pam_setcred[2] 
pam_chauthtok[2]pam_fail_delay[2]pam_open_session[2]pam_start[2] 

Notes

[1]

Future versions of this specification will likely define additional service names.

[2]

Linux Standard Base