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<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
	"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">

<refentry id="pam_keyinit">

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>pam_keyinit</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv id="pam_keyinit-name">
    <refname>pam_keyinit</refname>
    <refpurpose>Kernel session keyring initialiser module</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis id="pam_keyinit-cmdsynopsis">
      <command>pam_keyinit.so</command>
      <arg choice="opt">
	debug
      </arg>
      <arg choice="opt">
	force
      </arg>
      <arg choice="opt">
	revoke
      </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1 id="pam_keyinit-description">
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para>
      The pam_keyinit PAM module ensures that the invoking process has a
      session keyring other than the user default session keyring.
    </para>
    <para>
      The session component of the module checks to see if the process's
      session keyring is the user default, and, if it is, creates a new
      anonymous session keyring with which to replace it.
    </para>
    <para>
      If a new session keyring is created, it will install a link to the user
      common keyring in the session keyring so that keys common to the user
      will be automatically accessible through it.
    </para>
    <para>
      The session keyring of the invoking process will thenceforth be inherited
      by all its children unless they override it.
    </para>
    <para>
      This module is intended primarily for use by login processes.  Be aware
      that after the session keyring has been replaced, the old session keyring
      and the keys it contains will no longer be accessible.
    </para>
    <para>
      This module should not, generally, be invoked by programs like
      <emphasis remap='B'>su</emphasis>, since it is usually desirable for the
      key set to percolate through to the alternate context.  The keys have
      their own permissions system to manage this.
    </para>
    <para>
      This module should be included as early as possible in a PAM
      configuration, so that other PAM modules can attach tokens to the
      keyring.
    </para>
    <para>
      The keyutils package is used to manipulate keys more directly.  This
      can be obtained from:
    </para>
    <para>
      <ulink url="http://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/">
	Keyutils
      </ulink>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="pam_keyinit-options">
    <title>OPTIONS</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <option>debug</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Log debug information with <citerefentry>
	    <refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
            </citerefentry>.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <option>force</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
	    Causes the session keyring of the invoking process to be replaced
	    unconditionally.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <option>revoke</option>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
	    Causes the session keyring of the invoking process to be revoked
	    when the invoking process exits if the session keyring was created
	    for this process in the first place.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="pam_keyinit-services">
    <title>MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED</title>
    <para>
      Only the <emphasis remap='B'>session</emphasis> service is supported.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='pam_keyinit-return_values'>
    <title>RETURN VALUES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term>PAM_SUCCESS</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This module will usually return this value
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_AUTH_ERR</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             Authentication failure.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_BUF_ERR</term>
        <listitem>
           <para>
             Memory buffer error.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_IGNORE</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            The return value should be ignored by PAM dispatch.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_SERVICE_ERR</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
	    Cannot determine the user name.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term>PAM_SESSION_ERR</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This module will return this value if its arguments are invalid or
	    if a system error such as ENOMEM occurs.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>PAM_USER_UNKNOWN</term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            User not known.
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='pam_keyinit-examples'>
    <title>EXAMPLES</title>
    <para>
      Add this line to your login entries to start each login session with its
      own session keyring:
      <programlisting>
session  required  pam_keyinit.so
      </programlisting>
    </para>
    <para>
      This will prevent keys from one session leaking into another session for
      the same user.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='pam_keyinit-see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
      <citerefentry>
	<refentrytitle>keyctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id='pam_keyinit-author'>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
      <para>
        pam_keyinit was written by David Howells, &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;.
      </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>