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Introduce base PAM functions; use the real X/SSO PAM header for tests.
author Paul Fisher <paul@pfish.zone>
date Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:47:32 -0400
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10 - BSDs, including Mac OS: `OpenPam` 10 - BSDs, including Mac OS: `OpenPam`
11 - Illumos/Solaris: `Sun` 11 - Illumos/Solaris: `Sun`
12 - Unknown: `XSso` 12 - Unknown: `XSso`
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14 Each implementation exports all the functionality available in its respective PAM library. 14 Each implementation exports all the functionality available in its respective PAM library.
15 `XSso` exports only what is in the [X/SSO specification][xsso]. 15 `XSso` exports only what is in the [X/SSO specification][xsso].
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17 ## Features
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19 The `helpers` feature (optional, but on by default) exports two helpers for PAM memory management.
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21 - A struct for managing the difference in memory management between Linux-PAM and all other implementations.
22 - A struct for handling the Linux-PAM–specific binary data payload structure.
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24 Neither are directly referenced elsewhere, and both allow you to bring your own storage abstractions.
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17 ## References 26 ## References
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19 - [X/SSO PAM specification][xsso]: This 1997 document laid out the original specification for PAM. 28 - [X/SSO PAM specification][xsso]: This 1997 document laid out the original specification for PAM.
20 - [Linux-PAM repository][linux-pam]: The Linux-PAM implementation, used by most (all?) Linux distributions. Contains many extensions. 29 - [Linux-PAM repository][linux-pam]: The Linux-PAM implementation, used by most (all?) Linux distributions. Contains many extensions.