1PAM_XAUTH_DATA(3)              Linux-PAM Manual              PAM_XAUTH_DATA(3)
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NAME

6       pam_xauth_data - structure containing X authentication data
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <security/pam_appl.h>
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11       struct pam_xauth_data {
12           int namelen;
13           char *name;
14           int datalen;
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DESCRIPTION

20       The pam_xauth_data structure contains X authentication data used to
21       make a connection to an X display. Using this mechanism, an application
22       can communicate X authentication data to PAM service modules. This
23       allows modules to make a connection to the user's X display in order to
24       label the user's session on login, display visual feedback or for other
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27       The name field contains the name of the authentication method, such as
28       "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1". The namelen field contains the length of this
29       string, not including the trailing NUL character.
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31       The data field contains the authentication method-specific data
32       corresponding to the specified name. The datalen field contains its
33       length in bytes.
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35       The X authentication data can be changed with the PAM_XAUTH_DATA item.
36       It can be queried and set with pam_get_item(3) and pam_set_item (3)
37       respectively. The value used to set it should be a pointer to a
38       pam_xauth_data structure. An internal copy of both the structure itself
39       and its fields is made by PAM when setting the item.
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SEE ALSO

42       pam_start(3), pam_get_item(3),
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STANDARDS

45       The pam_xauth_data structure and PAM_XAUTH_DATA item are Linux-PAM
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