PAM_MISC_DROP_ENV

Section: Linux-PAM Manual (3)
Updated: 09/03/2021
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NAME

pam_misc_drop_env - liberating a locally saved environment

SYNOPSIS

#include <security/pam_misc.h>

int pam_misc_drop_env(char **env);

DESCRIPTION

This function is defined to complement the pam_getenvlist(3) function. It liberates the memory associated with env, overwriting with 0 all memory before free()ing it.

STANDARDS

The pam_misc_drop_env function is part of the libpam_misc Library and not defined in any standard.