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Return owned strings rather than borrowed strings. It's going to be irritating to have to work with strings borrowed from the PAM handle rather than just using your own. They're cheap enough to copy.
author Paul Fisher <paul@pfish.zone>
date Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:03:44 -0400
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//! A safe, nonstick interface to PAM.
//!
//! This implements a type-safe library to interact with PAM.
//! Currently, it implements a subset of PAM useful for implementing a module.
//!
//! To write a new PAM module using this crate:
//!
//!  1. Create a `dylib` crate.
//!  2. Implement a subset of the functions in the [`PamModule`] trait
//!     corresponding to what you want your module to do.
//!     In the simplest case (for a new password-based authenticator),
//!     this will be the [`PamModule::authenticate`] function.
//!  3. Export your PAM module using the [`pam_hooks!`] macro.
//!  4. Build and install the dynamic library.
//!     This usually entails placing it at
//!     <code>/usr/lib/security/pam_<var>your_module</var>.so</code>,
//!     or maybe
//!     <code>/usr/lib/<var>your-architecture</var>/security/pam_<var>your_module</var>.so</code>.
//!
//! For general information on writing PAM modules, see
//! [The Linux-PAM Module Writers' Guide][module-guide]
//!
//! [module-guide]: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/doc/libpam-doc/html/Linux-PAM_MWG.html

// Temporary until everything is fully wired up.
#![allow(dead_code)]

pub mod constants;
pub mod conv;
pub mod module;

pub mod handle;

#[cfg(feature = "link")]
mod libpam;
pub mod logging;

#[cfg(feature = "link")]
pub use crate::libpam::{LibPamHandle, OwnedLibPamHandle};
#[doc(inline)]
pub use crate::{
    constants::{ErrorCode, Flags, Result},
    conv::{BinaryData, Conversation, SimpleConversation},
    handle::{PamHandleApplication, PamHandleModule, PamShared},
    module::PamModule,
};