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3. What is expected of a module

The module must supply the functions listed below. Together they define the function of a Linux-PAM module. Module developers are strongly urged to read the comments on security that follow this list.

Note, each of the following functions must be defined in all modules. If a module developer does not want a specific one of these functions to be used, it should be defined to simply return PAM_IGNORE.


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