---
name: "openpam_get_option"
section: "3"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openpam_get_option"
---

# openpam\_get\_option(3)

returns the value of a module option

## NAME

**openpam\_get\_option** – returns the value of a module option

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**

**#include \<security/pam\_appl.h\>**

**#include \<security/openpam.h\>**

*const char \**\

**openpam\_get\_option**(*pam\_handle\_t \*pamh*, *const char \*option*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **openpam\_get\_option**() function returns the value of the specified option in the context of the currently executing service module, or NULL if the option is not set or no module is currently executing.

## RETURN VALUES

The **openpam\_get\_option**() function returns NULL on failure.

## SEE ALSO

[openpam\_set\_option(3)](/openpam_set_option/3.md), [pam(3)](/pam/3.md)

## STANDARDS

The **openpam\_get\_option**() function is an OpenPAM extension.

## AUTHORS

The **openpam\_get\_option**() function and this manual page were developed for the FreeBSD Project by ThinkSec AS and Network Associates Laboratories, the Security Research Division of Network Associates, Inc. under DARPA/SPAWAR contract N66001-01-C-8035 (“CBOSS”), as part of the DARPA CHATS research program.

The OpenPAM library is maintained by Dag-Erling Smørgrav ⟨*des@des.dev*⟩.