From 26367bfc399cb3862f94ddca8fce87f98f26d67e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 03:38:36 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 1.3.1. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw (limited to 'doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw') diff --git a/doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw b/doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d5fbdd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/specs/std-agent-id.raw @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +PAM working group ## A.G. Morgan + +## $Id$ ## + +## Pluggable Authentication Modules ## + +## REGISTERED AGENTS AND THEIR AGENT-ID'S ## + +#$ Purpose of this document + +#$$#{definition} Definition of an agent-id + +The most complete version of a "PAM agent-id" is contained in this +reference [#$R#{PAM_RFC2}]. A copy of a recent definition is +reproduced here for convenience. The reader is recommended to consult +reference [#{PAM_RFC2}] for definitions of other terms that are +used in this document. + +## -------------- ## + +The agent_id is a sequence of characters satisfying the following +regexp: + + /^[a-z0-9\_]+(@[a-z0-9\_.]+)?$/ + +and has a specific form for each independent agent. + +o Agent_ids that do not contain an at-sign (@) are to be considered as + representing some authentication mode that is a "public + standard". Registered names MUST NOT contain an at-sign (@). + +o Anyone can define additional agents by using names in the format + name@domainname, e.g. "ouragent@example.com". The part following + the at-sign MUST be a valid fully qualified internet domain name + [RFC-1034] controlled by the person or organization defining the + name. (Said another way, if you control the email address that + your agent has as an identifier, they you are entitled to use + this identifier.) It is up to each domain how it manages its local + namespace. + +## -------------- ## + +#$ Registered agent-id's + +The structure of this section is a single subsection for each +registered agent-id. This section includes a full definition of binary +prompts accepted by the agent and example responses of said +agent. Using the defining section alone, it should be possible for a +third party to create a conforming agent and modules that can +interoperate with other implementations of these objects. + +*$ "userpass" - the user+password agent + +Many legacy authentication systems are hardcoded to support one and +only one authentication method. Namely, + + username: joe + password: + +Indeed, this authentication method is often embedded into parts of the +transport protocol. The "user+password" agent with PAM agent-id: + + "userpass" + +Is intended to support this legacy authentication scheme. The protocol +for binary prompt exchange with this 'standard agent' is as follows: + +Case 1: module does not know the username, but expects the agent to + obtain this information and also the user's password: + + module: {LENGTH;PAM_BP_SELECT;userpass;'/'} + agent: {} + +Case 2: module has suggested username, but would like agent to confirm + it and gather password: + + module: {} + agent: {} + +Case 3: module knows username and will not permit the agent to change it: + + module: {} + agent: {} + +#$ References + +[#{PAM_RFC2}] Internet draft, "Pluggable Authentication Modules + (PAM)", available here: + +# http://linux.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/pre/doc/current-draft.txt # + +#$ Author's Address + +Andrew G. Morgan +Email: morgan@kernel.org -- cgit v1.2.3