authproto.h

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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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#ifndef AUTHPROTO_H
#define AUTHPROTO_H
 
// Packet format:
//
//   <ptype> <SPC> <len> <NEWLINE> <message> <NEWLINE>
//
// where
//
//   ptype = one of the below characters.
//   len = message length encoded in decimal ASCII.
//   message = len bytes that shall be shown to the user.
//
// By convention, uppercase packet types expect a reply and lowercase packet
// types are "terminal".
 
// PAM-to-user messages:
#define PTYPE_INFO_MESSAGE 'i'
#define PTYPE_ERROR_MESSAGE 'e'
#define PTYPE_PROMPT_LIKE_USERNAME 'U'
#define PTYPE_PROMPT_LIKE_PASSWORD 'P'
// Note: there's no specific message type for successful authentication or
// similar; the caller shall use the exit status of the helper only.
 
// User-to-PAM messages:
#define PTYPE_RESPONSE_LIKE_USERNAME 'u'
#define PTYPE_RESPONSE_LIKE_PASSWORD 'p'
#define PTYPE_RESPONSE_CANCELLED 'x'
 
void WritePacket(int fd, char type, const char *message);
 
char ReadPacket(int fd, char **message, int eof_permitted);
 
#endif