December 21, 2007 OPENPAM_GET_OPTION 3

### NAME

openpam_get_option - returns the value of a module option

### LIBRARY

### SYNOPSIS

```const char *` openpam_get_option(```pam_handle_t *pamh``, const char *option`)

### DESCRIPTION

The openpam_get_option function returns the value of the specified option in the context of the currently executing service module, or ```NULL` if the option is not set or no module is currently executing.

### RETURN VALUES

The openpam_get_option function returns ```NULL` on failure.

### SEE ALSO

openpam_set_option(3), pam(3)

### STANDARDS

The openpam_get_option function is an OpenPAM extension.

### AUTHORS

The openpam_get_option function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (``CBOSS''), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.