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26 * AuthorizationPriv.h -- Authorization SPIs
27 * Private APIs for implementing access control in applications and daemons.
31 #ifndef _SECURITY_AUTHORIZATIONPRIV_H_
32 #define _SECURITY_AUTHORIZATIONPRIV_H_
34 #include <Security/Authorization.h>
35 #include <Security/AuthSession.h>
36 #include <sys/types.h> // uid_t
37 #include <mach/message.h>
39 #if defined(__cplusplus)
45 @header AuthorizationPriv
48 This header contains private APIs for authorization services.
49 This is the private extension of <Security/Authorization.h>, a public header file.
53 @enum Private (for now) AuthorizationFlags
56 kAuthorizationFlagLeastPrivileged
= (1 << 5),
57 kAuthorizationFlagSheet
= (1 << 6),
58 kAuthorizationFlagIgnorePasswordOnly
= (1 << 7),
62 @function AuthorizationCreateWithAuditToken
63 @abstract Create a AuthorizationRef for the process that sent the mach message
64 represented by the audit token. Requires root.
65 @param token The audit token of a mach message
66 @param environment (input/optional) An AuthorizationItemSet containing environment state used when making the autorization decision. See the AuthorizationEnvironment type for details.
67 @param flags (input) options specified by the AuthorizationFlags enum. set all unused bits to zero to allow for future expansion.
68 @param authorization (output) A pointer to an AuthorizationRef to be returned. When the returned AuthorizationRef is no longer needed AuthorizationFree should be called to prevent anyone from using the acquired rights.
70 @result errAuthorizationSuccess 0 authorization or all requested rights succeeded.
72 errAuthorizationDenied -60005 The authorization for one or more of the requested rights was denied.
75 OSStatus
AuthorizationCreateWithAuditToken(audit_token_t token
,
76 const AuthorizationEnvironment
* _Nullable environment
,
77 AuthorizationFlags flags
,
78 AuthorizationRef _Nullable
* _Nonnull authorization
);
81 @function AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivilegesExternalForm
82 Run an executable tool with enhanced privileges after passing
83 suitable authorization procedures.
85 @param extForm authorization in external form that is used to authorize
86 access to the enhanced privileges. It is also passed to the tool for
87 further access control.
88 @param pathToTool Full pathname to the tool that should be executed
89 with enhanced privileges.
90 @param flags Option bits (reserved). Must be zero.
91 @param arguments An argv-style vector of strings to be passed to the tool.
92 @param communicationsPipe Assigned a UNIX stdio FILE pointer for
93 a bidirectional pipe to communicate with the tool. The tool will have
94 this pipe as its standard I/O channels (stdin/stdout). If NULL, do not
95 establish a communications pipe.
97 @discussion This function has been deprecated and should no longer be used.
98 Use a launchd-launched helper tool and/or the Service Mangement framework
99 for this functionality.
102 OSStatus
AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivilegesExternalForm(const AuthorizationExternalForm
* _Nonnull extForm
,
103 const char * _Nonnull pathToTool
,
104 AuthorizationFlags flags
,
105 char * _Nonnull
const * _Nonnull arguments
,
106 FILE * _Nullable
* _Nonnull communicationsPipe
) __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_1
,__MAC_10_7
,__IPHONE_NA
,__IPHONE_NA
);
109 @function AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges
110 Run an executable tool with enhanced privileges after passing
111 suitable authorization procedures.
112 @param authorization An authorization reference that is used to authorize
113 access to the enhanced privileges. It is also passed to the tool for
114 further access control.
115 @param pathToTool Full pathname to the tool that should be executed
116 with enhanced privileges.
117 @param options Option bits (reserved). Must be zero.
118 @param arguments An argv-style vector of strings to be passed to the tool.
119 @param communicationsPipe Assigned a UNIX stdio FILE pointer for
120 a bidirectional pipe to communicate with the tool. The tool will have
121 this pipe as its standard I/O channels (stdin/stdout). If NULL, do not
122 establish a communications pipe.
124 @discussion This function has been deprecated and should no longer be used.
125 Use a launchd-launched helper tool and/or the Service Mangement framework
126 for this functionality.
128 OSStatus
AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(AuthorizationRef _Nonnull authorization
,
129 const char * _Nonnull pathToTool
,
130 AuthorizationFlags options
,
131 char * __nonnull
const * __nonnull arguments
,
132 FILE * __nullable
* __nullable communicationsPipe
) __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_1
,__MAC_10_7
,__IPHONE_NA
,__IPHONE_NA
);
135 @function AuthorizationPreauthorizeCredentials
136 Tries to preauthorize provided credentials by authorizationhost PAM. No user interface will be shown.
137 Credentials is set of the context items which will be passed to the authorizationhost.
139 OSStatus
AuthorizationPreauthorizeCredentials(AuthorizationRef _Nonnull authorization
,
140 const AuthorizationItemSet
* __nonnull credentials
) __OSX_AVAILABLE_STARTING(__MAC_10_3
, __IPHONE_NA
);
143 @function AuthorizationCopyPrivilegedReference
144 From within a tool launched via the AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges function
145 ONLY, retrieve the AuthorizationRef originally passed to that function.
146 While AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges already verified the authorization to
147 launch your tool, the tool may want to avail itself of any additional pre-authorizations
148 the caller may have obtained through that reference.
150 @discussion This function has been deprecated and should no longer be used.
151 Use a launchd-launched helper tool and/or the Service Mangement framework
152 for this functionality.
154 OSStatus
AuthorizationCopyPrivilegedReference(AuthorizationRef __nullable
* __nonnull authorization
,
155 AuthorizationFlags flags
) __OSX_AVAILABLE_BUT_DEPRECATED(__MAC_10_1
,__MAC_10_7
,__IPHONE_NA
,__IPHONE_NA
);
158 @function AuthorizationDismiss
159 @abstract Dismisses all Authorization dialogs associated to the calling process.
160 Any active authorization requests will be canceled and return errAuthorizationDenied
163 OSStatus
AuthorizationDismiss(void);
166 @function SessionSetDistinguishedUser
167 This function allows the creator of a (new) security session to associate an arbitrary
168 UNIX user identity (uid) with the session. This uid can be retrieved with
169 SessionGetDistinguishedUser by anyone who knows the session's id, and may also
170 be used by the system for identification (but not authentication) purposes.
172 This call can only be made by the process that created the session, and only
175 This is a private API, and is subject to change.
177 @param session (input) Session-id for which to set the uid. Can be one of the
178 special constants defined in AuthSession.h.
179 @param user (input) The uid to set.
181 OSStatus
SessionSetDistinguishedUser(SecuritySessionId session
, uid_t user
);
185 @function SessionGetDistinguishedUser
186 Retrieves the distinguished uid of a session as set by the session creator
187 using the SessionSetDistinguishedUser call.
189 @param session (input) Session-id for which to set the uid. Can be one of the
190 special constants defined in AuthSession.h.
191 @param user (output) Will receive the uid. Unchanged on error.
193 OSStatus
SessionGetDistinguishedUser(SecuritySessionId session
, uid_t
* _Nonnull user
);
196 @function SessionSetUserPreferences
197 Set preferences from current application context for session (for use during agent interactions).
199 @param session (input) Session-id for which to set the user preferences. Can be one of the special constants defined in AuthSession.h.
201 OSStatus
SessionSetUserPreferences(SecuritySessionId session
);
205 @function AuthorizationEnableSmartCard
206 Enable or disable system login using smartcard or get current status.
208 @param authRef (input) The authorization object on which this operation is performed.
209 @param enable (input) desired smartcard login support state, TRUE to enable, FALSE to disable
211 OSStatus
AuthorizationEnableSmartCard(AuthorizationRef _Nonnull authRef
, Boolean enable
);
213 #if defined(__cplusplus)
217 #endif /* !_SECURITY_AUTHORIZATIONPRIV_H_ */