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Listing 1. A Basic Conversation Function

int su_conv(int num_msg,const struct pam_message **msgm,
      struct pam_response **resp,void *appdata)
{
   int count;
   struct pam_response *r;
   char *recvpass=(char *)malloc(20*sizeof(char));
   *(recvpass+19) = '\0';

   r = (struct pam_response*)calloc(num_msg,sizeof(struct pam_response));

   for(count=0;count < num_msg;++count)
   {

      switch(msgm[count]->msg_style)
      {

        case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_OFF:
         printf("%s",msgm[count]->msg);
         getPassword(recvpass);
         break;
        case PAM_PROMPT_ECHO_ON:
         printf("%s",msgm[count]->msg);
         scanf("%s",recvpass);
         break;
        case PAM_ERROR_MSG:
         printf(" %s\n",msgm[count]->msg);
         break;
        case PAM_TEXT_INFO:
         printf(" %s\n",msgm[count]->msg);
         break;
        default:
         printf("Erroneous Conversation (%d)\n"
               ,msgm[count]->msg_style);

      }

      r[count].resp_retcode = 0;
      r[count].resp = recvpass;
   }
        *resp = r;
   return PAM_SUCCESS;
}

void getPassword(char *revcbuf)
{
   int i=0;
   char buf[20];

   while((i = getch()) != '\n')
         buf[i++] = i;
   buf[i] = '\0';

   strcpy(recvbuf,buf);

}
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