Re: Conversation function- HELP!

[Ondrej Svetlik <osvetlik@tinysoftware.cz>]

This example won't really work, but it should be clear enough. If you need 
any comments, ask me.

struct myOwnData {
	const char *password;
	const char *username;
};

int myConv(int numMsg, const struct pam_message **msg,
	   struct pam_response **response, void *appdataPtr)
{
  struct pam_response *reply = NULL;
  int replies;
  struct myOwnData *data = (struct myOwnData *)appdataPtr;

  if (data == NULL) return PAM_SYSTEM_ERR;
  if (numMsg <= 0) return PAM_CONV_ERR;

  reply = (struct pam_response *)calloc(numMsg, sizeof(struct pam_response));
  if (reply == NULL) return PAM_SYSTEM_ERR;

  for (replies = 0; replies < numMsg; replies++) {
    switch (msg[replies]->msg_style) {
      case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_OFF: /* ? password */
	reply[replies].resp_retcode = PAM_SUCCESS;
	reply[replies].resp = strdup(data->password);
	break;
      case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_ON: /* ? username */
	reply[replies].resp_retcode = PAM_SUCCESS;
	reply[replies].resp = strdup(data->username);
	break;
      default: /* what does pam want? */
	free(reply);
	return PAM_CONV_ERR;
    }
  }

  *resp = reply;

  return PAM_SUCCESS;
}

struct pam_conv pamConv = { myConv, NULL };

int authenticate(const char *username, const char *password, const char 
		 *service)
{
  struct myOwnData myData;
  pam_handle_t *ph = NULL;
  int retval;

  myData.username = username;
  myData.password = password;

  pamConv.appdata_ptr = &myData;

  pam_start(service, username, &pamConv, &ph);
  pam_authenticate(ph, 0);
  retval = pam_acct_mgmt(ph, 0);
  pam_end(ph, retval);

  return retval;
}

With regards
                   Ondrej Svetlik