Re: crypt_r()?

To: "tech-userlevel%netbsd.org@localhost" <tech-userlevel%NetBSD.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: crypt_r()?
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:10:03 +0100

Am Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 03:58:30PM -0800 schrieb Jason Thorpe:
> There really should be a function that takes a user name or ID and a
> cleartext password string, and IPCs to another (trusted system) process
> to do the verification, so that programs that want to verify passwords
> don’t need root privileges.  Same for changing passwords.

For the verification half of that, see security/pam-pwuath_suid.

Joerg

References:
- crypt_r()?
  - From: Thomas Klausner
- Re: crypt_r()?
  - From: Niclas Rosenvik
- Re: crypt_r()?
  - From: Joerg Sonnenberger
- Re: crypt_r()?
  - From: Niclas Rosenvik
- Re: crypt_r()?
  - From: Joerg Sonnenberger
- Re: crypt_r()?
  - From: Jason Thorpe

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