X/Open Single Sign-on Service (XSSO) -
Pluggable Authentication Modules
Copyright © 1997 The Open Group

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Preliminary Specification
X/Open Single Sign-on Service (XSSO) - Pluggable Authentication Modules
X/Open Document Number: P702
ISBN: 1-85912-144-6

• Frontmatter
  • Preface
    • The Open Group
    • The Development of Product Standards
    • Open Group Publications
    • Versions and Issues of Specifications
    • Corrigenda
    • Ordering Information
    • This Document
    • Typographical Conventions
  • Trademarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Referenced Documents
• Introduction to Single Sign-on
  • Scope of XSSO
    • Functional Objectives
      • User Sign-on Interface
      • Account Management Interface
    • Non-functional Objectives
    • Security Objectives
    • Out of Scope - End-user Sign-on Interface
    • Out of Scope - Account Administration Interface
• Conformance
  • XSSO (Base) Conformance
  • PAM Application Programming Interface Conformance
  • PAM System Programming Interface Conformance
  • PAM Module Conformance
• XSSO Architecture
  • XSSO Single Sign-on Model
  • XSSO Account Management Model
• XSSO Sign-on Services
  • XSSO Sign-on Service Structure
  • PAM Service Overview
    • PAM-API
      • PAM Framework Layer Functions
      • Authentication Functions
      • Account Management Functions
      • Session Management Functions
      • Password Management Functions
      • Mapping Functions
    • PAM-SPI
      • Authentication Module Functions
      • Account Management Module Functions
      • Session Management Module Functions
      • Password Management Module Functions
      • Mapping Module Functions
    • PAM Configuration
  • Models of Primary and Secondary Sign-on
    • Primary Sign-on
    • Secondary Sign-on
      • Single Sign-on to Local Application Domain
      • Single Sign-on to Distributed Domain
      • Single Sign-on to Remote Local Service
      • Single Sign-on to Remote Distributed Service
• Parameter Passing Conventions in PAM
  • Structured Data Types
    • Messages
    • Call Back Information
    • Opaque Data Types
  • Status Values
    • PAM Status Codes
  • Constants
  • Flags
  • Item_type
  • PAM Configuration Entry Constants
    • Service Name
    • Module Type
    • Control Flags
    • Module Path
    • Options
• PAM - Application Program Interface (API)
  • pam_acct_mgmt()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_authenticate()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_authenticate_secondary()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_chauthtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_close_session()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_end
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_get_data
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_getenv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_getenvlist
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_get_item
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_get_mapped_authtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_get_mapped_username()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_get_user
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_open_session()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_putenv
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_setcred()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_set_data
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_set_item
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_set_mapped_authtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_set_mapped_username()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_acct_mgmt()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_authenticate()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_authenticate_secondary()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_chauthtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_close_session()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_get_mapped_authtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_get_mapped_username()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_open_session()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_set_mapped_authtok()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_set_mapped_username()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_sm_setcred
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_start
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
  • pam_strerror()
    • NAME
    • SYNOPSIS
    • DESCRIPTION
    • RETURN VALUE
• Example Header Files
  • PAM_APPL.H
  • PAM_MODULE.H
• PAM Configuration Administration
  • Mapping Service Configuration
  • Module Option Parameters
  • Additional PAM Options
• Internationalization
  • Introduction
  • Single System Codesets
  • Usernames
  • Passwords
  • Proposed Solution
  • Smart Cards
• XSSO Account Management Services
  • Scope of XSSO Account Management
    • XBSS Functional Requirements
      • Account-level Policy
      • System-level Policy
    • Basic Functional Requirements
  • Account Management Authorities
  • Common Core Account Attributes
  • Management of Account Information for Multiple Services
    • Registry of Domain Types
  • XSSO Account Management Implementation Considerations
    • Mapping of Administrative Authorities to XSSO UAM Agents
    • XSSO Management Information Base Initialization
• Glossary
  • access control
  • access control information
  • access control policy
  • accountability
  • ACI
  • ACL
  • action
  • active threat
  • administrative security information
  • API
  • assertion
  • audit
  • audit authority
  • audit trail
  • authenticated identity
  • authentication
  • authentication certificate
  • authentication exchange
  • authentication information (AI)
  • authentication initiator
  • authentication method
  • authorization
  • authorization policy
  • availability
  • claim authentication information
  • clear text
  • client-server
  • confidentiality
  • contextual information
  • corporate security policy
  • countermeasure
  • credentials
  • data integrity
  • data origin authentication
  • denial of service
  • digital fingerprint
  • digital signature
  • discretionary access control
  • distinguishing identifier
  • distributed application
  • exchange authentication information
  • identification
  • identity-based security policy
  • initiator
  • integrity
  • masquerade
  • non-discretionary access control
  • off-line authentication certificate
  • on-line authentication certificate
  • operational security information
  • organizational security policy
  • password
  • peer-entity authentication
  • physical security
  • platform domain
  • policy
  • primary service
  • principal
  • privacy
  • quality of protection
  • repudiation
  • rule-based security policy
  • seal
  • secondary discretionary disclosure
  • secret key
  • secure association
  • secure context
  • secure interaction policy
  • security architecture
  • security attribute
  • security audit
  • security audit trail
  • security auditor
  • security aware
  • security certificate
  • security domain
  • security event manager
  • security label
  • security policy
  • security service
  • security state
  • security token
  • security unaware
  • service domain
  • signature
  • strength of mechanism
  • system security function
  • target
  • threat
  • trap door
  • trojan horse
  • trust
  • trusted computing base (TCB)
  • trusted functionality
  • trusted path
  • trusted third party
  • verification AI
  • verifier
  • vulnerability
• INDEX

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