4 -----------------------------
8 - sanitize use of md5 throughout distribution.. Make a static
9 library for helping to develop modules that contains it and other
10 stuff. Also add sha-1 and ripemd-160 digest algorithms.
11 - once above is done. remove hacks from the secret@here module etc..
12 - remove prototype for gethostname in pam_access.c (Derrick)
13 - document PAM_INCOMPLETE changes
14 - verify that the PAM_INCOMPLETE interface is sensible. Can we
15 catch errors? should we permit item changing etc., between
16 pam_authenticate re-invocations?
17 - verify that the PAM_INCOMPLETE interface works (auth seems ok..)
18 - add PAM_INCOMPLETE support to modules (partially added to pam_pwdb)
20 - do we still need to remove openlog/closelog from modules..?
21 - auth and acct support in pam_cracklib, "yes, I know the password
22 you just typed was valid, I just don't think it was very strong..."
23 - add in the pam_cap and pam_netid modules
25 ====================================================================
26 Note, as of release 0.73, all checkins should be accompanied with a
27 Bug ID. The bug IDs relate to sourceforge IDs.. (Of course, nothing is
28 ever that simple. It turns out that at some point in Sourceforge's
29 history all of the bug ids got bumped by 100000, so pretty much if you
30 see a bug ID below that begins with a '1' and your attempted query
31 fails, try adding 100000 to the number and trying again. I believe
32 this only affects bugs before release 0.76.)
34 You can query the related bug description with the following URL:
36 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=XXXXXX&group_id=6663&atid=106663
38 Where you should replace XXXXXX with a bug-id.
40 If you have found a bug in Linux-PAM, please consider filing such a
41 bug report - outstanding bugs are listed here:
43 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=106663&group_id=6663&func=browse
45 (to file another bug see the 'submit bug' button on this page).
47 ====================================================================
49 0.76: please submit patches for this section with actual code/doc
52 * made a pam_cracklib enhancement to interpret -ve limits in a
53 sensible fashion contributed by Werner Puschitz (Bug 413162 -
55 * another fix for the latest number of rlimits available to pam_limits
56 (Bug 424060 - agmorgan)
57 * removed stale link from pam_pwdb documentation (Bug 433460 - agmorgan)
58 * pam_appl.sgml change - more discussion of choosing a service name
59 (Bug 417512 - agmorgan)
60 * more specific linking requirements for -lndbm for pam_userdb - from
61 David Lee (Bug 417339 - agmorgan)
62 * a large number of small changes to make AIX support better (Bug
64 * $(MAKE) instead of 'make' - from Scott T. Emery (Bug 422144 -
66 * c++ header fixes for pam_misc.h and pam_client.h - from Alexandre
67 Sagala (Bug 420270 - agmorgan)
68 * pam_access fixes - looks out for trailing '.' - from Carlo Marcelo
69 Arenas Belon (Bug 419631 - agmorgan)
70 * don't zero out password strings during pam_unix's password changing
71 function (Bug 419803 - vorlon)
72 * propagate some definitions to the _pam_aconf.h file - from David Lee
73 (Bug 415419 - agmorgan)
74 * solaris GCC OS_CFLAGS change from David Lee (Bug 415412 - agmorgan)
75 * added a comment to this CHANGELOG to explain why most of the bugids
76 used below appear not to be known to sourceforge [try adding 100000
77 to the bugid number.] (Bug 414943 - agmorgan)
78 * bumped version numbers and also added support for SONAME defines
79 that appear not to have survived the great autoconf experiment (Bug
82 0.75: Sat Apr 7 23:10:50 PDT 2001
86 This release contains backwardly incompatible changes to
87 libpam. Prior versions were buggy - see bugfix for Bug 129775.
91 * made 0.75 release (Bug 414665 - agmorgan)
92 * pam_pwdb has been removed from the suggested pam.conf template. I've
93 replaced it with pam_unix. (Bug 227565 - agmorgan)
94 * pam_limits - Richard M. Yumul reported that "<domain> -" didn't
95 work, first fix suggested by Werner Puschitz (Bug 404953 - agmorgan)
96 * Nicolay Pelov suggested a simple fix for freebsd support (Bug 407282
98 * Michel D'HOOGE submitted documentation fixes (Bug 408961 - agmorgan)
99 * fix for module linking directions (Bug 133545 - agmorgan)
100 * fix for glibc-2.2.2 compilation of pam_issue (Bug 133542 - agmorgan)
101 * fix pam_userdb to make and link both .o files it needs - converse()
102 wasn't being linked! (Bug 132880 - agmorgan)
103 * added some sys-admin documentation for the pam_tally module (Bug
105 * added a link to module examples from the module writers doc (Bug
107 * fixed a small security hole (more of a user confusion issue) with
108 the unix and pwdb password helper binaries. The beef is described in
109 the bug report, but no uid change was possible so no-one should
110 think they need to issue a security bulletin over this one! (Bug
112 * pam_lastlog needs to be linked with -lutil, also removed ambiguity
113 from sysadmin guide regarding this module being a 'session' module
114 (Bug 131549 - agmorgan).
115 * pam_cracklib needs to be linked with -lcrypt (old password checking)
116 (Bug 131601 - agmorgan).
117 * fixes for static library builds and also the examples when linked
118 with the debugging build of the libraries. (Bug 131783 - agmorgan)
119 * fixed URL for original RFC to a cached kernel.org file. (Bug 131503
121 * quoted the $CRACKLIB_DICTPATH test in configure.in (Bug 130130 -
123 * improved handling of the setcred/close_session and update chauthtok
124 stack. *Warning* This is a backwardly incompatable change, but 'more
125 sane' than before. (Bug 129775 - agmorgan)
126 * bumped the version number, and added some code to assist in making
127 documentation releases (Bug 129644 - agmorgan).
129 0.74: Sun Jan 21 22:36:08 PST 2001
131 * made 0.74 release (Bug 129642 - agmorgan)
132 * libpam - cleaned up a few non-static functions to be static and added
133 support for libpam to enforce things like pam_[gs]et_data() and
134 AUTHTOK rules for using the API. Also documented pam_[gs]et_item()
135 a little better including return codes (Bugs 129027, 128576 -
137 * pam_access - fixed the non-default config file option (Bug 127561 -
139 * pam.8 manual page clarified with respect to the default location for
140 finding modules, also added some text describing the [...] control
141 syntax. (Bug 127625 - agmorgan)
142 * md5.h ia64 fixes for pam_unix and pam_pwdb (Bug 127700 - agmorgan)
143 * removed requirement for c++ from the configure{.in,} files (Bug
145 * removed subdirectories from man page redirections (124396 - baggins)
146 * per David Lee, fixed non-POSIX shell command in modules/pam_filter/Makefile
147 (Bug 126440 - vorlon)
148 * modify format of pam_unix log messages to include service name
149 (Bug 126423 - vorlon)
150 * prevent pam_unix from logging unknown usernames (Bug 126431 - vorlon)
151 * changed format of pam_unix 'authentication failure' log messages to make
152 them clearer and more consistent (Bug 126036 - vorlon)
153 * improved portability of pam_unix by eliminating Linux-specific utmp
154 defines in PAM_getlogin() (Bug 125704 - vorlon)
155 * removed static variables from pam_tally (Bug 117434 - agmorgan)
156 * added copyright message to pam_access module from original logdaemon
157 sources (Bug 125022 - agmorgan)
158 * configure.in - removed the GCC -Wtraditional flag (Bug 124923 - agmorgan)
159 * pam_mail - use PAM_PATH_MAILDIR as the location of mail spool
160 (Bug 124397 - baggins)
161 * _pam_aconf.h.in, configure.in - added PAM_PATH_MAILDIR set via
162 --with-mailspool=dir option (default is _PAM_MAILDIR if defined
163 in paths.h otherwise /var/spool/mail (Bug 124397 - baggins)
164 * removed unnecessary CVS Log tags from all over the source
165 (Bug 124391 - baggins)
166 * pam_tally - check for PAM_TTY if PAM_RHOST is not set when writing
167 to faillog (Bug 124394 - baggins)
168 * use O_NOFOLLOW if available when opening debug log (Bug 124385 - baggins)
169 * pam_cracklib - removed comments about pam_unix not working with
170 pam_cracklib, added information about use_authtok parameter
171 (Bug 124388 - baggins)
172 * pam_userdb - fixed wrong definition of struct pam_module (was pam_wheel)
173 (Bug 124386 - baggins)
174 * fixed example/Makefile include path (Bug 124187, 127563(?) - agmorgan)
175 * pam_userdb compiles on RH5x. Also removed circular dependency on
176 configure.in. Also bumped revision number to 0.74. (Bug 124136 -
179 0.73: Sat Dec 2 00:04:04 PST 2000
181 * updated documentaion revisions and added 'make release' support
182 to the top level Makefile (Bug 124132 - agmorgan).
183 * documented Qmail support in pam_mail (Bug 109219 - baggins)
184 * add change_uid option to pam_limits, and set real uid only if
185 this option is present (Bug 124062 - baggins)
186 * pam_limits - set real uid to the user for who we set limits.
187 (Bug 123972 - baggins)
188 * removed static variables from pam_limits (thread safe now). (Bug
190 * removed static variable from pam_wheel (module should be thread safe
191 now). (Bug 112906 - agmorgan)
192 * added support for '/' symbols in pam_time and pam_group config files
193 (support for modern terminal devices). Fixed infinite loop problem
194 with '\\[^\n]' in these files. (Bug 116076 - agmorgan)
195 * avoid potential SIGPIPE when writing to helper binaries with (Bug
197 * replaced bogus logic in the pam_cracklib module for determining if
198 the replacement is too similar to the old password (Bug 115055 -
200 * added accessconf=<filename> feature to pam_access - request from
201 Aldrin Martoq and Meelis Roos (Bugs 111927,117240 - agmorgan)
202 * fix for pam_limit module not dealing with all limits Adam J. Richter
203 (Bug 119554 - agmorgan)
204 * comment fix describing fail_delay callback in _pam_types.h (Bug
206 * "likeauth" fix for pam_unix and pam_pwdb which (Bug 113596 - agmorgan)
207 * fix for pam_unix (support.c) to avoid segfault with NULL password
208 (Bug 113238 - vorlon)
209 * fix to pam_unix_passwd: try repeatedly to get a lock on the password
210 file, instead of failing immediately (Bug 108845 - fix vorlon)
211 * fix to pam_shells: logged information was not formatted correctly
212 (extra comma) (Bug 111491 - fix vorlon)
213 * fix for C++ application support (Bug 111645 - fix agmorgan)
214 * fix for typo in pam_client.h (Bug 111648 - fix agmorgan)
215 * removal of -lpam from pam_mkhomedir Makefile (Bug 116380 - fix agmorgan)
216 * autoconf support [Task ID 15788, Bug ID 108297 - agmorgan with help!]
217 - bugfix for libpamc.h include file [Bug ID 117476 - agmorgan]
218 - bugfix for pam_filter.h inclusion [Bug ID 117474 - agmorgan]
220 0.72: Mon Dec 13 22:41:11 PST 1999
222 * patches from Debian (Ben Collins): pam_ftp supports event driven
223 conversations now; pwdb_chkpwd cleanup; pam_warn static compile fix;
224 user_db compiler warnings removed; debian defs file; pam_mail can
225 now be used as a session module
226 * ndbm compilation option for user_db module (fix explained by Richard Khoo)
227 * pam_cracklib bug fix
228 * packaging fixes & build from scratch stuff (Konst Bulatnikov & Frodo
230 * -ldl appended to the libpam.so compilation make rule. (Charles Seeger)
231 * Red Hat security patch for pam_pwdb forwarded by Debian! (Ben
232 Collins. Fix provided by Andrey as it caught the problem earlier in the
234 * heuristic to prevent leaking filedescriptors to an agent. [This needs
235 to be better supported perhaps by an additional libpamc API function?]
236 * pam_userdb segfault fix from (Ben Collins)
237 * PAM draft spec extras added at request of 'sen_ml'
239 0.71: Sun Nov 7 20:21:19 PST 1999
241 * added -lc to linker pass for pam_nologin module (glibc is weird).
242 * various header changes to lower the number of warnings on glibc
243 systems (Dan Yefimov)
244 * merged a bunch of Debian fixes/patches/documentation (Ben Collins)
245 things touched: libpam (minor); doc/modules/pam_unix.sgml; pam_env
246 (plus docs); pam_mkhomedir (new module for new home directories on
247 the fly...); pam_motd (new module); pam_limits (adjust to match
248 docs); pam_issue (new module + doc) [Some of these were also
249 submitted by Thorsten Kukuk]
250 * small hack to lower the number of warnings that pam_client.h was
252 * debian and SuSE apparently can use the pam_ftp module, so
253 removed the obsolete comment about this from the docs. (Thorsten
256 0.70: Fri Oct 8 22:05:30 PDT 1999
258 * bug fix for parsing of value=action tokens in libpam/pam_misc.c was
259 segfaulting (Jan Rekorajski and independently Matthew Melvin)
260 * numerous fixes from Thorsten Kukuk (icluding much needed fixes for
261 bitrot in modules and some documentation) that got included in SuSE 6.2.
262 * reentrancy issues in pam_unix and pam_cracklib resolved (Jan Rekorajski)
263 * added hosts_equiv_rootok module option to pam_rhosts module (Tim Berger)
264 * added comment about 'expose_account' module argument to admin and
265 module writers' docs (request from Michael K Johnson).
266 * myriad of bug fixes for libpamc - library now built by default and
267 works with the biomouse fingerprint scanner agent/module
268 (distributed separately).
270 0.69: Sun Aug 1 20:25:37 PDT 1999
272 * c++ header #ifdef'ing for pam_appl.h (Tuomo Pyhala)
273 * added pam_userdb module (Cristian Gafton)
274 * minor documentation changes
275 * added in revised pam_client library (libpamc). Not installed by
276 default yet, since the example agent/module combo is not very secure.
277 * glibc fixes (Thorsten Kukuk, Adam J. Richter)
279 0.68: Sun Jul 4 23:04:13 PDT 1999
281 * completely new pam_unix module from Jan Rekorajski and Stephen Langasek
282 * Jan Rekorajski pam_mail - support for Maildir format mailboxes
283 * Jan Rekorajski pam_cracklib - support for old password comparison
284 * Jan Rekorajski bug fix for pam_pwdb setcred reusing auth retval
285 * Andrey's pam_tally patch (lstat -> fstat)
286 * Robert Milkowski's additional pam_tally patches to **change format of
287 /var/log/faillog** to one from shadow-utils, add new option "per_user"
288 for pam_tally module, failure time logging, support for fail_line
289 field, and support for fail_locktime field with new option
291 * pam_tally: clean up the tally application too.
292 * Marcin Korzonek added process priority settings to pam_limits (bonus
293 points for adding to documentation!)
294 * Andrey's pam_pwdb patch (cleanup + md5 endian fubar fix)
295 * more binary prompt preparations (make misc conv more compatible with spec)
296 * modified callback hook for fail delay to be more useful with event
297 driven applications (changed function prototype - suspect no one
298 will notice). Documented this in app developer guide.
299 * documentation for pam_access from Tim Berger
300 * syntax fixes for the documentation - a long time since I've built it :*(
301 added some more names to the CREDITS file.
303 0.67: Sat Jun 19 14:01:24 PDT 1999
305 * [dropped libpam_client - libpamc will be in the next release and
306 conforms to the developing spec in doc/specs/draft-morgan-pam.raw.
307 Sorry if you are keeping a PAM tree in CVS. CVS is a pain for
308 directories, but this directory was actually not referenced by
309 anything so the disruption should be light.]
310 * updates to pam_tally from Tim
311 * multiple updates from Stephen Langasek to pam_unix
312 * pam_filter had some trouble compiling (bug report from Sridhar)
313 * pam_wheel now attempts to identify the wheel group for the local
314 system instead of blindly assuming it is gid=0. In the case that
315 there is no "wheel" group, we default to assuming gid=0 is what was
316 meant - former behavior. (courtesy of Sridhar)
317 * NIS+ changes to pam_unix module from Dmitry O Panov
318 * hopefully, a fix for redefinition of LOG_AUTHPRIV (bug report Luke
319 Kenneth Casson Leighton)
320 * fix for minor typo in pam_wheel documentation (Jacek Kopecky)
321 * slightly more explanation of the [x=y] pam.conf syntax in the sys
324 0.66: Mon Dec 28 20:22:23 PST 1998 <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
326 * Started using cvs to keep track of changes to Linux-PAM. This will
327 likely break some of the automated building stuff (RPMs etc..).
328 * security bug fix to pam_unix and pam_tally from Andrey.
329 * modules make file is now more automatic. It should be possible to
330 unpack an external module in the modules directory and have it automatically
331 added to the build process. Also added a modules/download-all script
332 that will make such downloading easier. I'm happy to receive patches to
333 this file, informing the distribution of places from which to enrich itself.
334 * removed pam_system_log stuff. Thought about it long and hard: a
335 bad idea. If libc cannot guarantee a thread safe syslog, it needs
336 to be fixed and compatibility with other PAM libraries was
337 unnecessarily strained.
338 * SAG documentation changes: Seth Chaiklin
339 * rhosts: problems with NIS lookup failures with the root-uid check.
340 As a work-around, I've partially eliminated the need for the lookup
341 by supplying two new arguments: no_uid_check, superuser=<username>.
342 As a general rule this is more pluggable, since this module might be
343 used as an authentication scheme for a network service that does not
344 need root privilege...
345 * authenticate retval -> setcred for pam_pwdb (likeauth arg).
346 * pam_pwdb event driven support
347 * non openlog pam_listfile logging
348 * BUGFIX: close filedescriptor in pam_group and pam_time (Emmanuel Galanos)
349 * Chris Adams' mailhash change for pam_mail module
350 * fixed malloc failure check in pam_handlers.c (follow up to comment
352 * update to _pam_compat.h (Brad M. Garcia)
353 * support static modules in libpam again (Brad M. Garcia)
354 * libpam/pam_misc.c for egcs to grok the code (Brad M. Garcia)
355 * added a solaris-2.5.1 defs file (revived by Derrick J Brashear)
356 * pam_listfile logs failed attempts
357 * added a comment (Michael K Johnson pointed it out) about sgml2latex
358 having a new syntax. I'll make it the change real when I upgrade...
359 * a little more text to the RFC, spelling fix from William J Buffam.
360 * minor changes to pam_securetty to accommodate event driven support.
362 0.65: Sun Apr 5 22:29:09 PDT 1998 <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
364 * added event driven programming extensions to libpam
365 - added PAM_INCOMPLETE handling to libpam/pam_dispatch.c
366 - added PAM_CONV_AGAIN which is a new conversation response that
367 should be mapped to PAM_INCOMPLETE by the module.
368 - ensured that the pam_get_user() function can resume
369 - changes to pam_strerror to accommodate above return codes
370 - clean up _pam_former_state at pam_end()
371 - ensured that former state is correctly initialized
372 - added resumption tests to pam_authenticate(), pam_chauthtok()
373 - added PAM_FAIL_DELAY item for pausing on failure
375 * improved _pam_macros.h so that macros can be used as single commands
378 * reimplemented logging to avoid bad interactions with libc. Added
379 new functions, pam_[,v]system_log() to libpam's API. A programmer
380 can check for this function's availablility by checking if
381 HAVE_PAM_SYSTEM_LOG is #defined.
383 * removed the reduce conflict from pam_conv1 creation -- I can sleep
386 * made building of static and dynamic libpam separate. This is
387 towards making it possible to build both under Solaris (for Derrick)
389 * made USE_CRACKLIB a condition in unix module (Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton)
391 * automated (quiet) config installation (Andrey)
393 0.64: Thu Feb 19 23:30:24 PST 1998 Andrew Morgan <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
395 * miscellaneous patches for building under Solaris (Derrick J Brashear)
397 * removed STATIC support from a number of module Makefiles. Notably,
398 these modules are those that use libpwdb and caused difficulties
399 satisfying the build process. (Please submit patches to fix this...;)
401 * reomved the union for binary packet conversations from
402 (_pam_types.h). This is now completely implemented in libpam_client.
404 * Andrey's patch for working environment variable handling in
407 * made the libpam_misc conversation function a bit more flexible with
408 respect to binary conversations.
410 * added top level define (DEBUG_REL) for compiling in the form of
411 a debugging release. I use this on a Red Hat 4.2 system with little
412 chance of crashing the system as a whole. (Andrey has another
413 implementation of this -- with a spec file to match..)
415 0.63: Wed Jan 28 22:55:30 PST 1998 Andrew Morgan <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
417 * added libpam_client "convention" library. This makes explicit the
418 use of PAM_BINARY_PROMPT. It is a first cut, so don't take it too
419 seriously yet. Comments/suggestions for improvements are very
420 welcome. Note, this library does not compile by default. It will
421 be enabled when it is judged stable. The library comes with two
422 module/agent pairs and can be used with ssh using a patch available
423 from my pre-release directory [where you got this file.]
425 * backward compatibility patch for libpam/pam_handlers.c (PAM_IGNORE
426 was working with neither "requistie" nor "required") and a DEBUG'ing
427 compile time bug with pam_dispatch.c (Savochkin Andrey Vladimirovich)
429 * minor Makefile change from (Savochkin Andrey Vladimirovich)
431 * added pam_afsauth, pam_afspass, pam_restrict, and pam_syslog hooks
434 * pam_access use of uname(2) problematic (security problem
435 highlighted by Olaf Kirch).
437 * pam_listfile went a bit crazy reading group membersips (problem
438 highlighted by Olaf Kirch and patched independently by Cristian
439 Gafton and Savochkin Andrey Vladimirovich)
441 * compatibility hooks for solaris and hpux (Derrick J Brashear)
443 * 64 bit Linux/alpha bug fixed in pam_rhosts (Andrew D. Isaacson)
445 0.62: Wed Jan 14 14:10:55 PST 1998 Andrew Morgan <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
447 * Derrick J Brashear's patches: adds the HP stuff missed in the first
448 patch; adds SunOS support; adds support for the Solaris native ld
449 instead of requiring gnu ld.
451 * last line of .rhosts file need not contain a newline. (Bug reported by
454 0.61: Thu Jan 8 22:57:44 PST 1998 Andrew Morgan <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
456 * complete rewrite of the "control flag" logic. Formerly, we were
457 limited to four flags: requisite, required, sufficient, optional.
458 We can now use these keywords _and_ a great deal more besides.
459 The extra logic was inspired by Vipin Samar, a preliminary patch was
460 written by Andy Berkheimer, but I "had some ideas of my own" and
461 that's what I've actually included. The basic idea is to allow the
462 admin to custom build a control flag with a series of token=value
463 pairs inside square brackets. Eg., '[default=die success=ok]' which
464 is pretty close to a synonym for 'requisite'. I'll try to document it
465 better in the sys-admin guide but I'm pretty sure it is a change for
466 the better.... If what is in the sys-admin guide is not good enough
467 for you, just take a look at the source for libpam ;^)
469 0.59: Thu Jan 8 22:27:22 PST 1998 Andrew Morgan <morgan@linux.kernel.org>
471 * better handling of empty lines in .rhosts file. (Formerly, we asked
472 the nameserver about them!) Fix from Hugh Daschbach.
474 * _broke_some_binary_compatibility_ with previous versions to become
475 compliant with X/Open's XSSO spec. Specifically, this has been
476 by changing the prototype for pam_strerror().
478 * altered the convention for the conversation mechanism to agree
479 with that of Sun. (number of responses 'now=' number of messages
480 with help from Cristian for finding a bug.. Cristian also found a
481 nasty speradic segfault bug -- Thanks!)
483 * added NIS+ support to pam_unix_*
485 * fixed a "regular file checking" problem with the ~/.rhosts sanity
486 check. Added "privategroup" option to permit group write permission
487 on the ~/.rhosts file in the case that the group owner has the same
488 name as the authenticating user. :*) "promiscuous" and "suppress"
491 * added glibc compatibility to pam_rhosts_auth (protected __USE_MISC
492 with #ifndef since my libc already defines it!).
494 * Security fix from Savochkin Andrey Vladimirovich with suggested
495 modification from Olaf Seibert.
497 * preC contains mostly code clean-ups and a number of changes to
502 * pam_getenvlist() has a more robust definition (XSSO) than was previously
503 thought. It would seem that we no longer need pam_misc_copy_env()
504 which was there to provide the robustness that pam_getenvlist()
507 Accordingly, I have REMOVED the prototype from libpam_misc. (The
508 function, however, will remain in the library as a wrapper for
509 legacy apps, but will likely be removed from libpam_misc-1.0.) PLEASE
510 FIX YOUR APPS *BEFORE* WE GET THERE!
512 * Alexy Nogin reported garbage output from pam_env in the case of
513 a non-existent environment variable.
515 * 'fixed' pwdb compilation for pam_wheel. Not very cleanly
516 done.. Mmmm. Should really clean up the entire source tree...
518 * added prototypes for mapping functions
522 various constants have had there names changed. Numerical values have
523 been retained but be aware some source old modules/applications will
524 need to be fixed before recompilation.
528 * appended documentation to README for pam_rhosts module (Nicolai
531 * verified X/Open compatibility of header files - note, where we differ
532 it is at the level of compilation warnings and the use of 'const char *'
533 instead of 'char *'. Previously, Sun(X/open) have revised their spec
534 to be more 'const'-ervative in the light of comments from Linux-PAM
537 * Ooops! PAM_AUTHTOKEN_REQD should have been PAM_NEW_AUTHTOK_REQD.
539 changed: pam_pwdb(pam_unix_acct) (also bug fix for
540 _shadow_acct_mgmt_exp() return value), pam_stress,
541 libpam/pam_dispatch, blank, xsh.
543 * New: PAM_AUTHTOK_EXPIRED - password has expired.
545 * Ooops! PAM_CRED_ESTABLISH (etc.) should have been PAM_ESTABLISH_CRED
546 etc... (changed - this may break some people's modules - PLEASE TAKE
548 changed: pam_group, pam_mail, blank, xsh; module and appl
549 docs, pam_setcred manual page.
551 * renamed internal _pam_handle structure to be pam_handle as per XSSO.
553 * added PAM_RADIO_TYPE (for multiple choice input method). Also
554 added PAM_BINARY_{MSG,PROMPT} (for interaction out of sight of user
555 - this could be used for RSA type authentication but is currently
556 just there for experimental purposes). The _BINARY_ types are now
557 usable with hooks in the libpam_misc conversation function. Still
558 have to add PAM_RADIO_TYPE.
560 * added pam_access module (Alexei Nogin)
562 * added documentation for pam_lastlog. Also modified the module to
563 not (by default) print "welcome to your new account" when it cannot
564 find a utmp entry for the user (you can turn this on with the
567 * small correction to the pam_fail_delay manual page. Either the appl or
568 the modules header file will prototype this function.
570 * added "bigcrypt" (DEC's C2) algorithm(0) to pam_pwdb. (Andy Phillips)
572 * *BSD tweaking for various #include's etc. (pam_lastlog, pam_rhosts,
573 pam_wheel, libpam/pam_handlers). (Michael Smith)
575 * added configuration directory $SCONFIGED for module specific
578 * added two new "linked" man pages (pam.conf(8) and pam.d(8))
580 * included a reasonable default for /etc/pam.conf (which can be
581 translated to /etc/pam.d/* files with the pam_conv1 binary)
583 * fixed the names of the new configuration files in
584 conf/pam_conv1/pam_conv.y
588 * pam_lastlog fixed to handle UID in virgin part of /var/log/lastlog
589 (bug report from Ronald Wahl).
591 * grammar fix in pam_cracklib
593 * segfault avoided in pam_pwdb (getting user). Updating of passwords
594 that are directed to a "new" database are more robust now (bug noted
595 by Michael K. Johnson). Added "unix" module argument for migrating
596 passwords from another database to /etc/passwd. (documentation
597 updated). Removed "bad username []" warning for empty passwords -
598 on again if you supply the 'debug' module argument.
600 * ctrl-D respected in conversation function (libpam_misc)
602 * Removed -DPAM_FAIL_DELAY_ON from top-level Makefile. Nothing in
603 the distribution uses it. I guess this change happened a while
604 back, basically I'm trying to make the module parts of the
605 distribution "source compatible" with the RFC definition of PAM.
606 This implementation of PAM is a superset of that definition. I have
607 added the following symbols to the Linux-PAM header files:
609 PAM_DATA_SILENT (see _pam_types.h)
610 HAVE_PAM_FAIL_DELAY (see _pam_types.h)
611 PAM_DATA_REPLACE (see _pam_modules.h)
613 Any module (or application) that wants to utilize these features,
614 should check (#ifdef) for these tokens before using the associated
615 functionality. (Credit to Michael K. Johnson for pointing out my
616 earlier omission: not documenting this change :*)
618 * first stab at making modules more independent of full library
619 source. Modules converted:
625 * pam_env.c: #include <errno.h> added to ease GNU libc use. (Michael
628 * pam_unix_passwd fixes to shadow aging code (Eliot Frank)
630 * added README for pam_tally
632 0.57: Fri Apr 4 23:00:45 PST 1997 Andrew Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
634 * added "nodelay" argument to pam_pwdb. This can be used to turn off
635 the call to pam_fail_delay that takes effect when the user fails to
636 authenticate themself.
638 * added "suppress" argument to pam_rhosts_auth module. This will stop
639 printing the "rlogin failure message" when the user does not have a
642 * Extra fixes for FAKEROOT in Makefiles (Savochkin Andrey
645 * pam_tally added to tree courtesy of Tim Baverstock
647 * pam_rhosts_auth was failing to read NFS mounted .rhosts
648 files. (Fixed by Peter Allgeyer). Refixed and further enhanced
649 (netgroups) by Nicolai Langfeldt. [Credit also to G.Wilford for some
650 changes that were not actually included..]
652 * optional (#ifdef PAM_READ_BOTH_CONFS) support for parsing of pam.d/
653 AND pam.conf files (Elliot Lee).
655 * Added (and signed) Cristian's PGP key. (I've never met him, but I am
656 convinced the key belongs to the guy that is making the PAM rpms and
657 also producing libpwdb. Please note, I will not be signing anyone
658 else's key without a personal introduction..)
660 * fixed erroneous syslog warning in pam_listfile (Savochkin Andrey
661 Vladimirovich, whole file reformatted by Cristian)
663 * modified pam_securetty to return PAM_IGNORE in the case that the user's
664 name is not known to the system (was previously, PAM_USER_UNKNOWN). The
665 Rationale is that pam_securetty's sole purpose is to prevent superuser
666 login anywhere other than at the console. It is not its concern that the
667 user is unknown - only that they are _not_ root. Returning
668 PAM_IGNORE, however, insures that the pam_securetty can never be used to
669 "authenticate" a non-existent user. (Cristian Gafton with bug report from
672 * Modified pam_nologin to display the no-login message when the user
673 is not known. The return value in this case is still PAM_USER_UNKNOWN.
674 (Bug report from Cristian Gafton)
676 * Added NEED_LCKPWD for pam_unix/ This is used to define the locking
677 functions and should only be turned on if you don't have them in
680 * tidied up pam_lastlog and pam_pwdb: removed function that was never used.
682 * Note for package maintainers: I have added $(FAKEROOT) to the list of
683 environment variables. This should help greatly when you build PAM
684 in a subdirectory. I've gone through the tree and tried to make
685 everything compatible with it.
687 * added pam_env (courtesy of Dave Kinchlea)
689 * removed pam_passwd+ from the tree. It has not been maintained in a
690 long time and running a shell script was basically insecure. I've
691 indicated where you can pick up the source if you want it.
693 * #define HAVE_PAM_FAIL_DELAY . Applications can conditionally compile
694 with this if they want to see if the facility is available. It is
695 now always available. (corresponding compilation cleanups..)
697 * _pam_sanitize() added to pam_misc. It purges the PAM_AUTHTOK and
698 PAM_OLDAUTHTOK items. (calls replaced in pam_auth and pam_password)
700 * pam_rhosts now knows about the '+' entry. Since I think this is a
701 dangerous thing, I have required that the sysadmin supply the
702 "promiscuous" flag for it in the corresponding configuration file
705 * FULL_LINUX_PAM_SOURCE_TREE exported from the top level make file.
706 If you want to build a module, you can test for this to determine if
707 it should take its directions from above or supply default locations
708 for installation. Etc.
710 0.56: Sat Feb 15 12:21:01 PST 1997 <morgan@parc.power.net>
712 * pam_handlers.c can now interpret the pam.d/ service config tree:
713 - if /etc/pam.d/ exists /etc/pam.conf is IGNORED
714 (otherwise /etc/pam.conf is treated as before)
716 . config files are named (in lower case) by service-name
717 . config files have same syntax as /etc/pam.conf except
718 that the "service-name" field is not present. (there
719 are thus three manditory fields (and arguments are
722 module-type control-flag module-path optional-args...
726 * included conf/pam_conv1 for converting pam.conf to a pam.d/ version
727 1.0 directory tree. This program reads a pam.conf file on the
728 standard input stream and creates ./pam.d/ (in the local directory)
729 and fills it with ./pam.d/"service-name" files.
731 *> Note: It will fail if ./pam.d/ already exists.
733 PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS WITH THIS CONVERSION PROGRAM... It currently
734 cannot retain comments from the old conf file, so take care to do this
735 by hand. Also, please email me with the fix that makes the
736 shift/reduce conflict go away...
738 * Added default module path to libpam for modules (see pam_handlers.c)
739 it makes use of Makfile defined symbol: DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH which is
740 inhereted from the defs/* variable $(SECUREDIR). Removed module
741 paths from the sample pam.conf file as they are no longer needed.
743 * pam_pwdb can now verify read protected passwords when it is not run
744 by root. This is via a helper binary that is setuid root.
746 * pam_permit now prompts for a username if it is not already determined
748 * pam_rhosts now honors "debug" and no longer hardwire's "root" as the
751 * pam_securetty now honors the "debug" flag
753 * trouble parsing extra spaces fixed in pam_time and pam_group
755 * added Michael K. Johnson's PGP key to the pgp.keys.asc list
757 * pam_end->env not being free()'d: fixed
759 * manuals relocated to section 3
761 * fixed bug in pam_mail.c, and enhanced to recognize '~' as a prefix
762 to indicate the $HOME of the user (courtesy David
763 Kinchlea). *Changed* from a "session" module to an "auth"
764 module. It cannot be used to authenticate a user, but it can be used
765 in setting credentials.
767 * fixed a stupid bug in pam_warn.. Only PAM_SERVICE was being read :*(
769 * pam_radius rewritten to exclusively make use of libpwdb. (minor fix
770 to Makefile for cleaning up - AGM)
772 * pam_limits extended to limit the total number of logins on a system
775 * libpam and libpam_misc use $(MAJOR_REL) and $(MINOR_REL) to set their
776 version numbers [defined in top level makefile]
778 * bugfix in sed command in defs/redhat.defs (AGM's fault)
780 * The following was related to a possibility of buffer overruns in
781 the syslogging code: removed fixed length array from syslogging
782 function in the following modules [capitalized the log identifier
783 so the sysadmin can "know" these are fixed on the local system],
785 pam_ftp, pam_stress, pam_rootok, pam_securetty,
786 pam_listfile, pam_shells, pam_warn, pam_lastlog
788 pam_unix_passwd (where it was definitely _not_ exploitable)
790 0.55: Sat Jan 4 14:43:02 PST 1997, Andrew Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
792 * added "requisite" control_flag to /etc/pam.conf syntax. [See
793 Sys. Admin. Guide for explanation] changes to pam_handlers.c
795 * completely new handling of garbled pam.conf lines. The modus
796 operandi now is to assume that any errors in the line are minor.
797 Errors of this sort should *most definitely* lead to the module
798 failing, however, just ignoring the line (as was the case
799 previously) can lead to gaping security holes(! Not foreseen by the
800 RFC). The "motivation" for the RFC's comments about ignoring garbled
801 lines is present in spirit in the new code: basically a garbled line
802 is treated like an instance of the pam_deny.so module.
803 changes to pam_handlers.c and pam_dispatch.c .
805 * patched libpam, to (a) call _pam_init_handlers from pam_start() and
806 (b) to log a text error if there are no modules defined for a given
807 service when a call to a module is requested. [pam_start() and
808 pam_dispatch() were changed].
810 * patched pam_securetty to deal with "/dev/" prefix on PAM_TTY item.
812 * reorganized the modules/Makefile to include *ALL* modules. It is now
813 the responsibility of the modules themselves to test whether they can
814 be compiled locally or not.
816 * modified pam_group to add to the getgroups() list rather than overwrite
817 it. [In the case of "HAVE_LIBPWDB" we use the pwdb_..() calls to
818 translate the group names.]. Module now pays attention to
821 * identified and removed bugs in field reading code of pam_time and
824 * Cristian's patches to pam_listfile module, corresponding change to
827 * I've discovered &ero; for sgml!
828 Added pam_time documentation to the admin guide.
830 * added manual pages: pam.8, pam_start.2(=pam_end.2),
831 pam_authenticate.2, pam_setcred.2, pam_strerror.2,
832 pam_open_session.2(=pam_close_session.2) and pam_chauthtok.2 .
836 - pam_mail (tells the user if they have any new mail
837 and sets their MAIL env variable)
838 - pam_lastlog (reports on the last time this user called
841 * new module hooks provided.
843 * added a timeout feature to the conversation function in
844 libpam_misc. Documented it in the application developers' guide.
846 * fixed bug in pam_misc_paste_env() function..
848 * slight modifications to wheel and rhosts writeup.
850 * more security issues added to module and application guides.
853 Things present but not mentioned in previous release (sorry)
855 * pam_pwdb module now resets the "last_change" entry before updating a
859 Sat Nov 30 19:30:20 PST 1996, Andrew Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
861 * added environment handling to libpam. involved change to _pam_types.h
862 also added supplementary functions to libpam_misc
864 * added pam_radius - Cristian
866 * slight speed up for pam_rhosts
868 * significantly enhanced sys-admin documentation (8 p -> 41 p in
869 PostScript). Added to other documentation too. Mostly the changes
870 in the other docs concern the new PAM-environment support, there is
871 also some coverage of libpam_misc in the App. Developers' guide.
873 * Cristian's patches to pam_limits and pam_pwdb. Fixing bugs. (MORE added)
875 * adopted Cristian's _pam_macros.h file to help with common macros and
876 debugging stuff, gone through tree tidying up debugging lines to use
879 - for consistency replaced DROP() with _pam_drop()
881 * commented memory debugging in top level makefile
883 * added the following modules
885 - pam_warn log information to syslog(3) about service application
886 - pam_ftp if user is 'ftp' then set PAM_RUSER/PAM_RHOST with password
887 (comment about nologin added to last release's notes)
889 * modified the pam_listfile module. It now declares a meaningful static
892 Sun Nov 10 13:26:39 PST 1996, Andrew Morgan <morgan@parc.power.net>
894 **PLEASE *RE*AMEND YOUR PERSONAL LINKS**
896 -------> http://parc.power.net/morgan/Linux-PAM/index.html <-------
898 **PLEASE *RE*AMEND YOUR PERSONAL LINKS**
900 A brief summary of what has changed:
902 * many modules have been modified to accomodate fixing the pam_get_user()
903 change. Please take note if you have a module in this distribution.
905 * pam_unix is now the pam_unix that Red Hat has been using and which
906 should be fairly well debugged.
908 - I've added some #ifdef's to make it compile for me, and also
909 updated it with respect to the libpam-0.53, so have a look at the
910 .../modules/pam_unix/Makefile to enable cracklib and shadow features
912 ** BECAUSE OF THIS, I cannot guarantee this code works as it **
913 ** did for Red Hat. Please test and report any problems. **
915 * the pam_unix of .52 (renamed to pam_pwdb) has been enhanced and made
916 more flexible with by implementing it with respect to the new
917 "Password Database Library" see
919 http://parc.power.net/morgan/libpwdb/index.html
921 modules included in this release that require this library to
922 function are the following:
924 - pam_pwdb (ne pam_unix-0.52 + some enhancements)
929 * Added some optional code for memory debugging. In order to support
930 this you have to enable MEMORY_DEBUG in the top level makefile and
931 also #define MEMORY_DEBUG in your applications when they are compiled.
932 The extra code resides in libpam (compiled if MEMORY_DEBUG is defined)
933 and the macros for malloc etc. are to be found at the end of
936 * used above code to locate two memory leaks in pam_unix module and two
937 in libpam (pam_handlers.h)
939 * pam_get_user() now sets the PAM_USER item. After reading the Sun
940 manual page again, it was clear that it should do this. Various
941 modules have been assuming this and now I have modified most of them
942 to account for this change. Additionally, pam_get_user() is now
943 located in the module include file; modules are supposed to be the
944 ones that use it(!) [Note, this is explicitly contrary to the Sun
945 manual page, but in the spirit of the Linux distribution to date.]
947 * replaced -D"LINUX" with -D"LINUX_PAM" as this is more explicit and less
948 likely to be confused with -D"linux".
949 Also, modified the libpam #include files to behave more like the Sun
950 ones #ifndef LINUX_PAM.
952 * removed <bf/ .. / from documentation titles. This was not giving
953 politically correct html..
955 ----- My vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv was a long time ago ;*] -----
957 Wed Sep 4 23:57:19 PDT 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>
959 0. Before I begin, Linux-PAM has a new primary distribution site (kindly
960 donated by Power Net Inc., Los Angeles)
962 **PLEASE AMMEND YOUR PERSONAL LINKS**
964 -------> http://www.power.net/morgan/Linux-PAM <-------
966 **PLEASE AMMEND YOUR PERSONAL LINKS**
968 1. I'm hoping to make the next release a bug-fix release... So please find
971 2. here are the changes for .52:
973 * minor changes to module documentation [Incidently, it is now
974 available on-line from the WWW page above]. More changes to follow in
975 the next two releases. PLEASE EMAIL me or the list if there is
976 anything that isn't clear!
978 * completely changed the unix module. Now a single module for all four
979 management groups (this meant that I could define all functions as
980 static that were not part of the pam_sm_... scheme. AGM)
982 - Shadow support added
983 PASSWD - Elliot's account management included, and enhanced by Cristian Gafton.
984 - MD5 password support added by Cristian Gafton.
985 - maxtries for authentication now enforced.
986 - Password changing function in pam_unix now works!
987 Although obviously, I'm not going to *guarantee* it ;^) .
988 - stole Marek's locking code from the Red Hat unix module.
989 [ If you like you can #ifdef it in or out ... ]
991 You can configure the module more from its Makefile in
992 0.52/modules/pam_unix/
994 If you are nervous that it will destroy your /etc/passwd or shadow
995 files then EDIT the 0.52/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_pass.-c file.
996 Here is the warning comment from this file...
998 -------------8<-----------------
1001 * Uncomment the following #define if you are paranoid, and do not
1002 * want to risk losing your /etc/passwd or shadow files.
1003 * It works for me (AGM) but there are no guarantees.
1007 /* #define TMP__FILE */
1008 ------------->8-----------------
1010 *** If anyone has any trouble, please *say*. Your problem will be
1011 fixed in the next release. Also please feel free to scour the
1012 code for race conditions etc...
1014 [* The above change requires that you purge your /usr/lib/security
1015 directory of the old pam_unix_XXX.so modules: they will NOT be deleted
1016 with a 'make remove'.]
1018 * the prototype for the cleanup function supplied to pam_set_data used
1019 to return "int". According to Sun it should be "void". CHANGED.
1021 * added some definitions for the 'error_status' mask values that are
1022 passed to the cleanup function associated with each
1023 module-data-item. These numbers were needed to keep up with changing
1024 a data item (see for example the code in pam_unix/support.-c that
1025 manages the maximum number of retries so far). Will see what Sun says
1026 (current indications are positive); this may be undone before 1.0 is
1027 released. Here are the definitions (from pam_modules.h).
1029 #define PAM_DATA_SILENT 0x40000000 /* used to suppress messages... */
1030 #define PAM_DATA_REPLACE 0x20000000 /* used when replacing a data item */
1032 * Changed the .../conf/pam.conf file. It now points to the new
1033 pam_unix module for 'su' and 'passwd' [can get these as SimpleApps --
1034 I use them for testing. A more extensive selection of applications is
1035 available from Red Hat...]
1037 * corrected a bug in pam_dispatch. Basically, the problem was that if
1038 all the modules were "sufficient" then the return value for this
1039 function was never set. The net effect was that _pam_dispatch_aux
1040 returned success when all the sufficient modules failed. :^( I think
1041 this is the correct fix to a problem that the Red Hat folks had
1044 sopwith* Removed advisory locking from libpam (thanks for the POSIX patch
1045 goes to Josh Wilmes's, my apologies for not using it in the
1046 end.). Advisory locking did not seem sufficiently secure for libpam.
1047 Thanks to Werner Almesberger for identifying the corresponding "denial
1048 of service attack". :*(
1050 * related to fix, have introduced a lock file /var/lock/subsys/PAM
1051 that can be used to indicate the system should pay attention to
1052 advisory locking on /etc/pam.conf file. To implement this you need to
1053 define PAM_LOCKING though. (see .52/libpam)
1055 * modified pam_fail_delay() function. Couldn't find the "not working"
1056 problem indicated by Michael, but modified it to do pseudo-random
1057 delays based on the values indicated by pam_fail_delay() -- the
1058 function "that may eventually go away"... Although Sun is warming to
1061 * new modules include:
1063 pam_shells - authentication for users with a shell listed in
1064 /etc/shells. Erik Troan <ewt@redhat.com>
1066 pam_listfile - authentication based on the contents of files.
1067 Set to be more general than the above in the
1068 future. UNTESTED. Elliot Lee <@redhat.com>
1069 [Note, this module compiles with a non-trivial
1072 Thu Aug 8 22:32:15 PDT 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1074 * modified makefiles to take more of their installation instructions
1075 from the top level makefile. Desired for integration into the Debian
1076 distribution, and generally a good idea.
1078 * fixed memory arithmetic in pam_handlers
1079 -- still need to track down why failure to load modules can lead to
1080 authentication succeding..
1082 * added tags for new modules (smartcards from Alex -- just a promise
1083 at this stage) and a new module from Elliot Lee; pam_securetty
1085 * I have not had time to smooth out the wrinkles with it, but Alex's
1086 pam_unix modifications are provided in pam_unix-alex (in the modules
1087 directory) they will not be compiled by 'make all' and I can't even
1088 say if they do compile... I will try to look at them for .52 but, in
1089 the mean time please feel free to study/fix/discuss what is there.
1091 * pam_rhosts module. Removed code for manually setting the ruser
1092 etc. This was not very secure.
1094 * [remade .ps docs to be in letter format -- my printer complains
1097 Sunday July, 7 12:45:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1099 * No longer accompanying the Linux-PAM release with apps installed.
1100 [Will provide what was here in a separate package.. (soon)
1101 lib Also see http://www.redhat.com/pam for some more (in .rpm form...)]
1103 * renamed libmisc to libpam_misc. It is currently configured to only compile
1104 the static library. For some strange reason (perhaps someone can
1105 investigate) my Linux 2.0.0 kernel with RedHat 3.0.3 system
1106 segfaults when I compile it to be a dynamic library. The segfault
1107 seems to be inside the call to the ** dl_XXX ** function...!?
1109 There is a simple flag in the libpam_misc/Makefile to turn on dynamic
1112 * Added a little unofficial code for delay support in libpam (will probably
1113 disappear later..) There is some documentation for it in the pam_modules
1114 doc now. That will obviously go too.
1116 * rewritten pam_time to use *logic* to specify the stringing together of
1117 users/times/terminals etc.. (what was there before was superficially
1118 logical but basically un-predictable!)
1120 * added pam_group. Its syntax is almost identical to pam_time but it
1121 has another field added; a list of groups to make the user a member
1122 of if they pass the previous tests. It seems to not co-exist too well
1123 with the groups in the /etc/group but I hope to have that fixed by
1126 * minor re-formatting of pam_modules documentation
1128 * removed ...// since it wasn't being used and didn't look like it
1131 GCCSunday 23 22:35:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1133 * The major change is the addition of a new module: pam_time for
1134 restricting access on terminals at given times for indicated users
1135 it comes with its own configuration file /etc/security/time.conf
1136 and the sample file simply restricts 'you' from satisfying the blank
1137 application if they try to use blank from any tty*
1139 * Small changes include
1140 - altered pam.conf to demonstrate above new module (try typing username: you)
1141 - very minor changes to the docs (pam_appl and pam_modules)
1143 Saturday June 2 01:40:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1145 *** PLEASE READ THE README, it has changed ***
1147 * NOTE, 'su' exhibits a "system error", when static linking is
1148 used. This is because the pam_unix_... module currently only has
1149 partial static linking support. This is likely to change on Monday
1150 June 3, when Alex makes his latest version availible. I will include
1151 the updated module in next release.
1155 * modified the way in which libpam/pam_modules.h defines prototypes for
1156 the pam_sm_ functions. Now the module must declare which functions it
1157 is to provide *before* the #include <security/pam_modules.h> line.
1158 (for contrasting examples, see the pam_deny and pam_rootok modules)
1159 This removed the ugly hack of defining functions that are never called
1160 to overcome warnings... This seems much tidier.
1161 insterted* updated the TODO list. (changed mailing list address)
1162 * updated README in .../modules to reflect modifications to static
1163 compliation protocol
1164 * modified the pam_modules documentation to describe this.
1165 * corrected last argument of pam_get_item( ... ) in
1166 pam_appl/modules.sgml, to "const void **".
1167 * altered GNU GPL's in the documentation, and various other parts of
1168 the distribution. *Please check* that any code you are responsible for
1170 * Added ./Copyright (please check that it is acceptable)
1171 * updated ./README to make current and indicate the new mailing list
1173 * have completely rewritten pam_filter. It now runs modular filter
1174 executables (stored in /usr/sbin/pam_filter/) This should make it
1175 trivial for others to write their own filters.. If you want yours
1176 included in the distribution please email the list/me.
1177 * changes to libpam; there was a silly bug with multiple arguments on a
1178 pam.conf line that was broken with a '\<LF>'.
1179 * 'su' rearranged code (to make better use of PAM)
1180 *Also* now uses POSIX signals--this should help the Alpha port.
1181 * 'passwd' now uses getlogin() to determine who's passwords to change.
1183 Sunday May 26 9:00:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1185 * fixed module makefiles to create needed dynamic/static subdirectories
1187 Saturday May 25 20:30:27.8 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1189 * LOTS has changed regarding how the modules/libpam are built.
1190 * Michael's mostly complete changes for static support--see below
1191 (Andrew got a little carried away and automated the static linking
1192 of modules---bugs are likely mine ;( )
1193 * Thanks mostly to Michael, libpam now compiles without a single warning :^]
1194 * made static modules/library optional.
1195 CFLAGS* added 'make sterile' to top level makefile. This does extraclean and remove
1196 * added Michael and Joseph to documentation credits (and a subsection for
1197 future documentation of static module support in pam_modules.sgml)
1198 * libpam; many changes to makefiles and also automated the inclusion of
1199 static module objects in pam_static.c
1200 * modified modules for automated static/dynamic support. Added static &
1201 dynamic subdirectories, as instructed by Michael
1202 * removed an annoying syslog message from pam_filter: "parent exited.."
1203 * updated todo list (anyone know anything about svgalib/X? we probably should
1204 have some support for these...)
1206 Friday May 24 16:30:15 EDT 1996 (Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>)
1208 * Added first (incomplete) cut at static support.
1210 . changes in libpam, including a new file, pam_static.c
1211 . changes to modules including exporting struct of function pointers
1212 . static and dynamic linking can be combined
1213 . right now, the only working combinations are just dynamic
1214 linking and dynamic libpam.so with static modules linked
1215 into libpam.so. That's on the list of things to fix...
1216 . modules are built differently depending on whether they
1217 are static or dynamic. Therefore, there are two directories
1218 under each module directory, one for static, and one for
1220 * Fixed random brokenness in the Makefiles. [ foo -nt bar ] is
1221 rather redundant in a makefile, for instance. Also, passing
1222 on the command line is broken because it cannot be
1223 overridden in any way (even adding important parts) in lower-level
1225 * Unfortunately, fixing some of the brokenness meant that I used
1226 GNU-specific stuff. However, I *think* that there was GNU-specific
1227 stuff already. And I think that we should just use the GNU
1228 extensions, because any platform that GNU make doesn't port to
1229 easily will be hard to port to anyway. It also won't be likely
1230 passwd to handle autoconf, which was Ted's suggestion for getting
1231 around limitations in standard make...
1232 For now, I suggest that we just use some simple GNU-specific
1235 Monday May 20 22:00:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1237 * added some text to pam_modules.sgml
1238 * corrected Marek's name in all documentation
1239 * made pam_stress conform to chauthtok conventions -- ie can now request
1240 old password before proceeding.
1241 * included Alex's latest unix module
1242 * included Al's + password strength checking module
1243 * included pam_rootok module
1244 * fixed too many bugs in libpam.. all subtly related to the argument lists
1245 or use of syslog. Added more debugging lines here too.
1246 * fixed the pam.conf file
1247 * deleted pam_test module. It is pretty old and basically superceeded
1250 Friday May 9 1:00:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1252 * updated documentaion, added Al Longyear to credits and corrected the
1253 spelling of Jeff's name(!). Most changes to pam.sgml (even added a figure!)
1254 * new module pam_rhosts_auth (from Al Longyear)
1255 * new apps rlogind and ftpd (a patch) from Al.
1256 * modified 'passwd' to not call pam_authenticate (note, none of the
1257 modules respect this convention yet!)
1258 * fixed bug in libpam that caused trouble if the last line of a
1259 pam.conf file ends with a module name and no newline character
1260 * also made more compatable with documentation, in that bad lines in
1261 pam.conf are now ignored rather than causing libpam to return an
1263 * libpam now overwrites the AUTHTOKs when returning from
1264 pam_authenticate and pam_chauthtok calls (as per Sun/RFC too)
1265 * libpam is now installed as libpam.so.XXX in a way that ldconfig can
1269 Wednesday May 1 22:00:00 PST 1996 (Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu>)
1271 * removed .../test directory, use .../examples from now on.
1272 * added .../apps directory for fully functional applications
1273 - the apps directory contains directories that actually contain the apps.
1274 the idea is to make application compilation conditional on the presence
1275 of the directory. Note, there are entries in the Makefile for
1276 'login' and 'ftpd' that are ready for installation... Email me if
1277 you want to reserve a directory name for an application you are
1279 * similar changes to .../modules makefile [entries for pam_skey and
1280 pam_kerberos created---awaiting the directories.] Email me if you
1281 want to register another module...
1282 * minor changes to docs.. Not really worth reprinting them quite yet!
1284 * added misc_conv to libmisc. it is a generic conversation function
1285 for text based applications. [would be nice to see someone create
1286 an Xlib and/or svgalib version]
1287 * fixed ctrl-z/c bug with pam_filter module [try xsh with the default
1289 * added 'required' argument to 'pam_stress' module.
1290 * added a TODO list... other suggestions to the list please.
1292 Saturday April 7 00:00:00 PST 1996 ( Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu> )
1294 * Alex and Marek please note I have altered _pam_auth_unix a little, to
1295 make it get the passwords with the "proper method" (and also fixed it
1296 to not have as many compiler warnings)
1297 * updated the conf/pam.conf file
1298 * added new example application examples/xsh.c (like blank but invokes
1300 * Marc's patches for examples/blank.c (and AGM's too)
1301 * fixed stacking of modules in libpam/pam_handlers.c
1302 * fixed RESETing in libpam/pam_item.c
1303 * added new module modules/pam_filter/ to demonstrate the possibility
1304 of inserting an arbitrary filter between the terminal and the
1305 application that could do customized logging etc... (see use of
1306 bin/xsh as defined in conf/pam.conf)
1309 Saturday March 16 19:00:00 PST 1996 ( Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu> )
1311 These notes are for 0.3 I don't think I've left anything important
1312 out, but I will use emacs 'C-x v a' next time! (Thanks Jeff)
1314 * not much has changed with the functionality of the Linux-PAM lib
1316 - pam_password calls module twice with different arguments
1317 - added const to some of the function arguments
1318 - added PAM_MAX_MES_ to <security/_pam_types.h>
1319 - was a lot over zealous about purging old passwords...
1320 I have removed much of this from source to make it
1321 more compatible with SUN.
1322 - moved some PAM_... tokens to pam_modules.h from _pam_types.h
1323 (no-one should notice)
1325 * added three modules: pam_permit pam_deny pam_stress
1326 no prizes for guessing what the first two do. The third is
1327 a reasonably complete (functional) module. Is intended for testing
1330 * fixed a few pieces of examples/blank.c so that it works (with
1333 * ammended the documentation. Looking better, but suggestions/comments
1336 Sunday March 10 10:50:00 PST 1996 ( Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu> )
1338 These notes are for Linux-PAM release 0.21. They cover what's changed
1339 since I relased 0.2.
1342 * substantially changed ./README
1343 * fixed bug reading \\\n in pam.conf file
1344 * small changes to documentation
1345 * added `blank' application to ./examples (could be viewed as
1346 a `Linux-PAM aware' application template.)
1347 * oops. now including pam_passwd.o and pam_session.o in pamlib.so
1348 * compute md5 checksums for all the source when making a release
1349 - added `make check' and `make RCScheck' to compute md5 checksums
1350 * create a second tar file with all the RCS files in.
1351 * removed the .html and .txt docs, supplying sgml sources instead.
1352 - see README for info on where to get .ps files
1354 Thursday March 6 0:44:?? PST 1996 ( Andrew Morgan <morgan@physics.ucla.edu> )
1356 These notes are for Linux-PAM release 0.2. They cover what's changed
1357 since Marc Ewing relased 0.1.
1359 **** Please note. All of the directories in this release have been modified
1360 **** slightly to conform to the new pamlib. A couple of new directories have
1361 **** been added. As well as some documentation. If some of your code
1362 **** was in the previous release. Feel free to update it, but please
1363 **** try to conform to the new headers and Makefiles.
1365 * Andrew Morgan (morgan@physics.ucla.edu) is making this release
1366 availible, Marc has been busy...!
1368 * Marc's pam-0.1/lib has been (quietly) enhanced and integrated into
1369 Alex Yurie's collected tree of library and module code
1370 (linux-pam.prop.1.tar.gz). Most of the changes are to do with error
1371 checking. Some more robustness in the reading of the pam.conf file
1372 and the addition of the pam_get_user() function.
1374 * The pam_*.h files have been reorganized to logically enforce the
1375 separation of modules from applications. [Don't panic! Apart from
1376 changing references of the form
1378 #include "pam_appl.h"
1382 #include <security/pam_appl.h>
1384 The reorganization should be backwardly compatable (ie. a module
1385 written for SUN will be as compatable as it was before with the
1386 previous version ;)~ ]
1388 (All of the source in this tree now conforms to this scheme...)
1390 The new reorganization means that modules can be compiled with a
1391 single header, <security/pam_modules.h>, and applications with
1392 <security/pam_appl.h>.
1394 * I have tried to remove all the compiler warnings from the updated
1395 "pamlib/*.c" files. On my system, (with a slightly modified <dlfcn.h>
1396 email me if it interests you..) there are only two warnings that
1397 remain: they are that ansi does not permit void --> fn ptr
1398 assignment. K&Rv2 doesn't mention this....? As a matter of principle,
1399 if anyone knows how to get rid of that warning... please
1400 tell. Thanks! "-pedantic"
1402 * you can "make all" as a plain user, but
1404 * to "make install" you must be root. The include files are placed in
1405 /usr/include/security. The libpam.so library is installed in /usr/lib
1406 and the modules in /usr/lib/security. The two test binaries
1407 are installed in the Linux-PAM-0.2/bin directory and a chance is given to
1408 replace your /etc/pam.conf file with the one in Linux-PAM-0.2/conf.
1410 * I have included some documentation (pretty preliminary at the
1411 moment) which I have been working on in .../doc .
1413 I have had a little trouble with the modules, but atleast there are no
1414 segfaults! Please try it out and discuss your results... I actually
1415 hope it all works for you. But, Email any bugs/suggestions to the
1416 Linux-PAM list: linux-pam@mit.edu .....
1421 (morgan@physics.ucla.edu)
1424 Sat Feb 17 17:30:24 EST 1996 (Alexander O. Yuriev alex@bach.cis.temple.edu)
1426 * conf directory created with example of pam_conf
1427 * stable code from pam_unix is added to modules/pam_unix
1428 * test/test.c now requests username and password and attempts
1429 to perform authentication