Re: PAM exec patch to allow PAM_AUTHTOK to be exported.

"Zane C.B." <[e-mail]> writes:
> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <[e-mail]> writes:
>> Your patch opens a gaping security hole.  Sensitive information
>> should never be placed in the environment.
> Unless I am missing something, this is only dangerous if one is doing
> something stupid with what ever is being executed by pam_exec.

Environment variables may be visible to other processes and users
through e.g. /proc.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - [e-mail]
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