pkcs11_eventmgr
Section: PAM-pkcs11 tools (1)
Updated: 0.4.4
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NAME
pkcs11_eventmgr - SmartCard PKCS#11 Event Manager
SYNTAX
pkcs11_eventmgr [[no]debug] [[no]daemon] [polling_time=<secs> ] [expire_time=<secs>] [pkcs11_module=<module> ] [config_file=<filename>]
DESCRIPTION
card_eventmgr is a SmartCard Monitoring that listen to the status of the card reader and dispatch actions on several events. card_eventmgr can be used to several actions, like lock screen on card removal
Three events are supported: card insert, card removal and timeout on removed card. Actions to take are specified in the configuration file
OPTIONS
- [no]debug
-
Enable debugging output. Default is no debug
- [no]daemon
-
Runs in background. If debug is unset, dettach also from tty. Default: no daemon
- polling_time=<secs>
-
Set polling timeout in secs. Defaults to 1 sec
- expire_time=<secs>
-
Set timeout on card removed. Defaults to 0 (never)
- config_file=<configuration file>
-
Sets de configuration file. Defaults to /etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf
- pkcs11_module=<pkcs11.so library>
-
Sets the pkcs#11 library module to use. Defaults to /usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so
FILES
/etc/pam_pkcs11/card_eventmgr.conf
/usr/lib/pkcs11/opensc-pkcs11.so
EXAMPLES
To run this program the standard way type:
pkcs11_eventmgr
Alternativly you can specify options:
pkcs11_eventmgr nodebug nodaemon polling_time=5 config_file=${HOME}/.pkcs11_eventmgr.conf
BUGS
Some PKCS#11 Libraries fails on card removal and re-insert.
to avoid this, pkcs11_eventmgr try to re-initialize stuff
by calling C_Finalize() and C_Initialize() on card removal
Some apps like [
xscreensaver-command] may fail due
to external events ( eg: try to unlock an unlocked session ).
In this case, command incorrectly returns error code.
User shoult take care on this circumstance
AUTHORS
Juan Antonio Martinez <jonsito@teleline.es>
SEE ALSO
pam_pkcs11(8), card_eventmgr(5)
README.eventmgr
PAM-PKCS11 User Manual