Handle Krb5 password expiration warning

4 files changed, 213 insertions, 176 deletions

diff --git a/src/providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c b/src/providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c
index c98a5f78..48173ba7 100644
--- a/src/providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c
+++ b/src/providers/krb5/krb5_auth.c
@@ -45,74 +45,6 @@
 #define KRB5_CHILD SSSD_LIBEXEC_PATH"/krb5_child"
 #endif
 
-static errno_t add_krb5_env(struct dp_option *opts, const char *ccname,
-                            struct pam_data *pd)
-{
-    int ret;
-    const char *dummy;
-    char *env;
-    TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx = NULL;
-
-    tmp_ctx = talloc_new(NULL);
-    if (tmp_ctx == NULL) {
-        DEBUG(1, ("talloc_new failed.\n"));
-        return ENOMEM;
-    }
-
-    if (ccname != NULL) {
-        env = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "%s=%s",CCACHE_ENV_NAME, ccname);
-        if (env == NULL) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("talloc_asprintf failed.\n"));
-            ret = ENOMEM;
-            goto done;
-        }
-        ret = pam_add_response(pd, SSS_PAM_ENV_ITEM, strlen(env)+1,
-                               (uint8_t *) env);
-        if (ret != EOK) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
-            goto done;
-        }
-    }
-
-    dummy = dp_opt_get_cstring(opts, KRB5_REALM);
-    if (dummy != NULL) {
-        env = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "%s=%s", SSSD_KRB5_REALM, dummy);
-        if (env == NULL) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("talloc_asprintf failed.\n"));
-            ret = ENOMEM;
-            goto done;
-        }
-        ret = pam_add_response(pd, SSS_PAM_ENV_ITEM, strlen(env)+1,
-                               (uint8_t *) env);
-        if (ret != EOK) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
-            goto done;
-        }
-    }
-
-    dummy = dp_opt_get_cstring(opts, KRB5_KDC);
-    if (dummy != NULL) {
-        env = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "%s=%s", SSSD_KRB5_KDC, dummy);
-        if (env == NULL) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("talloc_asprintf failed.\n"));
-            ret = ENOMEM;
-            goto done;
-        }
-        ret = pam_add_response(pd, SSS_PAM_ENV_ITEM, strlen(env)+1,
-                               (uint8_t *) env);
-        if (ret != EOK) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
-            goto done;
-        }
-    }
-
-    ret = EOK;
-
-done:
-    talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static errno_t check_if_ccache_file_is_used(uid_t uid, const char *ccname,
                                             bool *result)
 {
@@ -1035,10 +967,10 @@ static void krb5_child_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
     uint8_t *buf = NULL;
     ssize_t len = -1;
     ssize_t pref_len;
-    int p;
-    int32_t *msg_status;
-    int32_t *msg_type;
-    int32_t *msg_len;
+    size_t p;
+    int32_t msg_status;
+    int32_t msg_type;
+    int32_t msg_len;
 
     ret = handle_child_recv(subreq, pd, &buf, &len);
     talloc_zfree(kr->timeout_handler);
@@ -1055,48 +987,83 @@ static void krb5_child_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
         return;
     }
 
-    if ((size_t) len < 3*sizeof(int32_t)) {
+    /* A buffer with the following structure is expected.
+     * int32_t status of the request (required)
+     * message (zero or more)
+     *
+     * A message consists of:
+     * int32_t type of the message
+     * int32_t length of the following data
+     * uint8_t[len] data
+     */
+
+    if ((size_t) len < sizeof(int32_t)) {
         DEBUG(1, ("message too short.\n"));
         ret = EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
 
     p=0;
-    msg_status = ((int32_t *)(buf+p));
-    p += sizeof(int32_t);
+    SAFEALIGN_COPY_INT32(&msg_status, buf+p, &p);
 
-    msg_type = ((int32_t *)(buf+p));
-    p += sizeof(int32_t);
+    while (p < len) {
+        SAFEALIGN_COPY_INT32(&msg_type, buf+p, &p);
+        SAFEALIGN_COPY_INT32(&msg_len, buf+p, &p);
 
-    msg_len = ((int32_t *)(buf+p));
-    p += sizeof(int32_t);
+        DEBUG(9, ("child response [%d][%d][%d].\n", msg_status, msg_type,
+                                                    msg_len));
 
-    DEBUG(4, ("child response [%d][%d][%d].\n", *msg_status, *msg_type,
-                                                *msg_len));
-
-    if ((p + *msg_len) != len) {
-        DEBUG(1, ("message format error [%d] != [%d].\n", p+*msg_len, len));
-        goto done;
-    }
+        if ((p + msg_len) > len) {
+            DEBUG(1, ("message format error [%d] > [%d].\n", p+msg_len, len));
+            ret = EINVAL;
+            goto done;
+        }
 
-    if (*msg_status != PAM_SUCCESS && *msg_status != PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL &&
-        *msg_status != PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY) {
-        state->pam_status = *msg_status;
-        state->dp_err = DP_ERR_OK;
+        /* We need to save the name of the credential cache file. To find it
+         * we check if the data part of a message starts with
+         * CCACHE_ENV_NAME"=". pref_len also counts the trailing '=' because
+         * sizeof() counts the trailing '\0' of a string. */
+        pref_len = sizeof(CCACHE_ENV_NAME);
+        if (msg_len > pref_len &&
+            strncmp((const char *) &buf[p], CCACHE_ENV_NAME"=", pref_len) == 0) {
+            kr->ccname = talloc_strndup(kr, (char *) &buf[p+pref_len],
+                                        msg_len-pref_len);
+            if (kr->ccname == NULL) {
+                DEBUG(1, ("talloc_strndup failed.\n"));
+                ret = ENOMEM;
+                goto done;
+            }
+        }
 
-        ret = pam_add_response(pd, *msg_type, *msg_len, &buf[p]);
+        ret = pam_add_response(pd, msg_type, msg_len, &buf[p]);
         if (ret != EOK) {
             /* This is not a fatal error */
             DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
         }
+        p += msg_len;
+
+        if ((p < len) && (p + 2*sizeof(int32_t) >= len)) {
+            DEBUG(1, ("The remainder of the message is too short.\n"));
+            ret = EINVAL;
+            goto done;
+        }
+    }
 
+    /* If the child request failed, but did not return an offline error code,
+     * return with the status */
+    if (msg_status != PAM_SUCCESS && msg_status != PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL &&
+        msg_status != PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY) {
+        state->pam_status = msg_status;
+        state->dp_err = DP_ERR_OK;
         ret = EOK;
         goto done;
     } else {
-        state->pam_status = *msg_status;
+        state->pam_status = msg_status;
     }
 
-    if (*msg_status == PAM_SUCCESS && pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_CHAUTHTOK_PRELIM) {
+    /* If the child request was successful and we run the first pass of the
+     * change password request just return success. */
+    if (msg_status == PAM_SUCCESS && pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_CHAUTHTOK_PRELIM) {
         state->pam_status = PAM_SUCCESS;
         state->dp_err = DP_ERR_OK;
         ret = EOK;
@@ -1106,7 +1073,7 @@ static void krb5_child_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
     /* if using a dedicated kpasswd server.. */
     if (kr->kpasswd_srv != NULL) {
         /* ..which is unreachable by now.. */
-        if (*msg_status == PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY) {
+        if (msg_status == PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY) {
             fo_set_port_status(kr->kpasswd_srv, PORT_NOT_WORKING);
             /* ..try to resolve next kpasswd server */
             if (krb5_next_kpasswd(req) == NULL) {
@@ -1121,8 +1088,8 @@ static void krb5_child_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
     /* if the KDC for auth (PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL) or
      * chpass (PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY) was not available while using KDC
      * also for chpass operation... */
-    if (*msg_status == PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL ||
-        (kr->kpasswd_srv == NULL && *msg_status == PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY)) {
+    if (msg_status == PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL ||
+        (kr->kpasswd_srv == NULL && msg_status == PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY)) {
         if (kr->srv != NULL) {
             fo_set_port_status(kr->srv, PORT_NOT_WORKING);
             /* ..try to resolve next KDC */
@@ -1135,19 +1102,15 @@ static void krb5_child_done(struct tevent_req *subreq)
         fo_set_port_status(kr->srv, PORT_WORKING);
     }
 
-    pref_len = strlen(CCACHE_ENV_NAME)+1;
-    if (*msg_len > pref_len &&
-        strncmp((const char *) &buf[p], CCACHE_ENV_NAME"=", pref_len) == 0) {
-        kr->ccname = talloc_strndup(kr, (char *) &buf[p+pref_len],
-                                   *msg_len-pref_len);
-        if (kr->ccname == NULL) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("talloc_strndup failed.\n"));
-            ret = ENOMEM;
-            goto done;
-        }
-    } else {
-        DEBUG(1, ("Missing ccache name in child response [%.*s].\n", *msg_len,
-                                                                     &buf[p]));
+    /* The following cases are left now:
+     *  - offline (msg_status == PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL or
+     *             msg_status == PAM_AUTHTOK_LOCK_BUSY)
+     *  - successful authentication or password change
+     *
+     *  For all these cases we expect that one of the messages for the
+     *  received buffer contains the name of the credential cache file. */
+    if (kr->ccname == NULL) {
+        DEBUG(1, ("Missing ccache name in child response.\n"));
         ret = EINVAL;
         goto done;
     }
@@ -1246,19 +1209,10 @@ static void krb5_save_ccname_done(struct tevent_req *req)
 {
     struct krb5_auth_state *state = tevent_req_data(req, struct krb5_auth_state);
     struct krb5child_req *kr = state->kr;
-    struct pam_data *pd = kr->pd;
-    struct krb5_ctx *krb5_ctx = kr->krb5_ctx;
+    struct pam_data *pd = state->pd;
     int ret;
     char *password = NULL;
 
-    if (pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_AUTHENTICATE || pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_CHAUTHTOK) {
-        ret = add_krb5_env(krb5_ctx->opts, kr->ccname, pd);
-        if (ret != EOK) {
-            DEBUG(1, ("add_krb5_env failed.\n"));
-            goto done;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (kr->is_offline) {
         DEBUG(4, ("Backend is marked offline, retry later!\n"));
         state->pam_status = PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL;
diff --git a/src/providers/krb5/krb5_child.c b/src/providers/krb5/krb5_child.c
index 620e4d14..7249aeba 100644
--- a/src/providers/krb5/krb5_child.c
+++ b/src/providers/krb5/krb5_child.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     Authors:
         Sumit Bose <sbose@redhat.com>
 
-    Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat
+    Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -103,6 +103,36 @@ static const char *__krb5_error_msg;
     sss_krb5_free_error_message(krb5_error_ctx, __krb5_error_msg); \
 } while(0);
 
+
+static krb5_error_code sss_krb5_prompter(krb5_context context, void *data,
+                                         const char *name, const char *banner,
+                                         int num_prompts, krb5_prompt prompts[])
+{
+    int ret;
+    struct krb5_req *kr = talloc_get_type(data, struct krb5_req);
+
+    if (num_prompts != 0) {
+        DEBUG(1, ("Cannot handle password prompts.\n"));
+        return KRB5_LIBOS_CANTREADPWD;
+    }
+
+    if (banner == NULL || *banner == '\0') {
+        DEBUG(5, ("Prompter called with empty banner, nothing to do.\n"));
+        return EOK;
+    }
+
+    DEBUG(9, ("Prompter called with [%s].\n", banner));
+
+    ret = pam_add_response(kr->pd, SSS_PAM_TEXT_MSG, strlen(banner)+1,
+                           (const uint8_t *) banner);
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
+    }
+
+    return EOK;
+}
+
+
 static krb5_error_code create_empty_cred(struct krb5_req *kr, krb5_creds **_cred)
 {
     krb5_error_code kerr;
@@ -247,22 +277,49 @@ done:
     return kerr;
 }
 
-static errno_t pack_response_packet(struct response *resp, int status, int type,
-                                    size_t len, const uint8_t *data)
+static errno_t pack_response_packet(struct response *resp, int status,
+                                    struct pam_data *pd)
 {
+    size_t size = 0;
     size_t p = 0;
+    struct response_data *pdr;
+
+    /* A buffer with the following structure must be created:
+     * int32_t status of the request (required)
+     * message (zero or more)
+     *
+     * A message consists of:
+     * int32_t type of the message
+     * int32_t length of the following data
+     * uint8_t[len] data
+     */
 
-    resp->buf = talloc_array(resp, uint8_t,
-                             3*sizeof(int32_t) + len);
+    size = sizeof(int32_t);
+
+    pdr = pd->resp_list;
+    while (pdr != NULL) {
+        size += 2*sizeof(int32_t) + pdr->len;
+        pdr = pdr->next;
+    }
+
+
+    resp->buf = talloc_array(resp, uint8_t, size);
     if (!resp->buf) {
         DEBUG(1, ("Insufficient memory to create message.\n"));
         return ENOMEM;
     }
 
     SAFEALIGN_SET_INT32(&resp->buf[p], status, &p);
-    SAFEALIGN_SET_INT32(&resp->buf[p], type, &p);
-    SAFEALIGN_SET_INT32(&resp->buf[p], len, &p);
-    safealign_memcpy(&resp->buf[p], data, len, &p);
+
+    pdr = pd->resp_list;
+    while(pdr != NULL) {
+        SAFEALIGN_SET_INT32(&resp->buf[p], pdr->type, &p);
+        SAFEALIGN_SET_INT32(&resp->buf[p], pdr->len, &p);
+        safealign_memcpy(&resp->buf[p], pdr->data, pdr->len, &p);
+
+        pdr = pdr->next;
+    }
+
 
     resp->size = p;
 
@@ -271,15 +328,12 @@ static errno_t pack_response_packet(struct response *resp, int status, int type,
 
 static struct response *prepare_response_message(struct krb5_req *kr,
                                                  krb5_error_code kerr,
-                                                 char *user_error_message,
                                                  int pam_status)
 {
     char *msg = NULL;
     const char *krb5_msg = NULL;
     int ret;
     struct response *resp;
-    size_t user_resp_len;
-    uint8_t *user_resp;
 
     resp = talloc_zero(kr, struct response);
     if (resp == NULL) {
@@ -289,9 +343,8 @@ static struct response *prepare_response_message(struct krb5_req *kr,
 
     if (kerr == 0) {
         if(kr->pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_CHAUTHTOK_PRELIM) {
-            ret = pack_response_packet(resp, PAM_SUCCESS, SSS_PAM_SYSTEM_INFO,
-                                       strlen("success") + 1,
-                                       (const uint8_t *) "success");
+            pam_status = PAM_SUCCESS;
+            ret = EOK;
         } else {
             if (kr->ccname == NULL) {
                 DEBUG(1, ("Error obtaining ccname.\n"));
@@ -304,44 +357,28 @@ static struct response *prepare_response_message(struct krb5_req *kr,
                 return NULL;
             }
 
-            ret = pack_response_packet(resp, PAM_SUCCESS, SSS_PAM_ENV_ITEM,
-                                       strlen(msg) + 1, (uint8_t *) msg);
+            pam_status = PAM_SUCCESS;
+            ret = pam_add_response(kr->pd, SSS_PAM_ENV_ITEM, strlen(msg) + 1,
+                                   (uint8_t *) msg);
             talloc_zfree(msg);
         }
     } else {
-        if (user_error_message != NULL) {
-            ret = pack_user_info_chpass_error(kr, user_error_message,
-                                              &user_resp_len, &user_resp);
-            if (ret != EOK) {
-                DEBUG(1, ("pack_user_info_chpass_error failed.\n"));
-                talloc_zfree(user_error_message);
-            } else {
-                ret = pack_response_packet(resp, pam_status, SSS_PAM_USER_INFO,
-                                           user_resp_len, user_resp);
-                if (ret != EOK) {
-                    DEBUG(1, ("pack_response_packet failed.\n"));
-                    talloc_zfree(user_error_message);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (user_error_message == NULL) {
-            krb5_msg = sss_krb5_get_error_message(krb5_error_ctx, kerr);
-            if (krb5_msg == NULL) {
-                DEBUG(1, ("sss_krb5_get_error_message failed.\n"));
-                return NULL;
-            }
-
-            ret = pack_response_packet(resp, pam_status, SSS_PAM_SYSTEM_INFO,
-                                       strlen(krb5_msg) + 1,
-                                       (const uint8_t *) krb5_msg);
-            sss_krb5_free_error_message(krb5_error_ctx, krb5_msg);
-        } else {
-
+        krb5_msg = sss_krb5_get_error_message(krb5_error_ctx, kerr);
+        if (krb5_msg == NULL) {
+            DEBUG(1, ("sss_krb5_get_error_message failed.\n"));
+            return NULL;
         }
 
+        ret = pam_add_response(kr->pd, SSS_PAM_SYSTEM_INFO,
+                               strlen(krb5_msg) + 1,
+                               (const uint8_t *) krb5_msg);
+        sss_krb5_free_error_message(krb5_error_ctx, krb5_msg);
+    }
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        DEBUG(1, ("pam_add_response failed.\n"));
     }
 
+    ret = pack_response_packet(resp, pam_status, kr->pd);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(1, ("pack_response_packet failed.\n"));
         return NULL;
@@ -350,15 +387,14 @@ static struct response *prepare_response_message(struct krb5_req *kr,
     return resp;
 }
 
-static errno_t sendresponse(int fd, krb5_error_code kerr,
-                            char *user_error_message, int pam_status,
+static errno_t sendresponse(int fd, krb5_error_code kerr, int pam_status,
                             struct krb5_req *kr)
 {
     struct response *resp;
     size_t written;
     int ret;
 
-    resp = prepare_response_message(kr, kerr, user_error_message, pam_status);
+    resp = prepare_response_message(kr, kerr, pam_status);
     if (resp == NULL) {
         DEBUG(1, ("prepare_response_message failed.\n"));
         return ENOMEM;
@@ -481,8 +517,8 @@ static krb5_error_code get_and_save_tgt(struct krb5_req *kr,
     int ret;
 
     kerr = krb5_get_init_creds_password(kr->ctx, kr->creds, kr->princ,
-                                        password, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL,
-                                        kr->options);
+                                        password, sss_krb5_prompter, kr, 0,
+                                        NULL, kr->options);
     if (kerr != 0) {
         KRB5_DEBUG(1, kerr);
         return kerr;
@@ -533,6 +569,9 @@ static errno_t changepw_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
     krb5_data result_code_string;
     krb5_data result_string;
     char *user_error_message = NULL;
+    size_t user_resp_len;
+    uint8_t *user_resp;
+    krb5_prompter_fct prompter = sss_krb5_prompter;
 
     pass_str = talloc_strndup(kr, (const char *) kr->pd->authtok,
                               kr->pd->authtok_size);
@@ -542,8 +581,13 @@ static errno_t changepw_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
         goto sendresponse;
     }
 
+    if (kr->pd->cmd == SSS_PAM_CHAUTHTOK_PRELIM) {
+        /* We do not need a password expiration warning here. */
+        prompter = NULL;
+    }
+
     kerr = krb5_get_init_creds_password(kr->ctx, kr->creds, kr->princ,
-                                        pass_str, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                                        pass_str, prompter, kr, 0,
                                         kr->krb5_ctx->changepw_principle,
                                         kr->options);
     if (kerr != 0) {
@@ -612,6 +656,20 @@ static errno_t changepw_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
             }
         }
 
+        if (user_error_message != NULL) {
+            ret = pack_user_info_chpass_error(kr->pd, user_error_message,
+                                              &user_resp_len, &user_resp);
+            if (ret != EOK) {
+                DEBUG(1, ("pack_user_info_chpass_error failed.\n"));
+            } else {
+                ret = pam_add_response(kr->pd, SSS_PAM_USER_INFO, user_resp_len,
+                                       user_resp);
+                if (ret != EOK) {
+                    DEBUG(1, ("pack_response_packet failed.\n"));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         pam_status = PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR;
         goto sendresponse;
     }
@@ -631,7 +689,7 @@ static errno_t changepw_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
     }
 
 sendresponse:
-    ret = sendresponse(fd, kerr, user_error_message, pam_status, kr);
+    ret = sendresponse(fd, kerr, pam_status, kr);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(1, ("sendresponse failed.\n"));
     }
@@ -662,7 +720,7 @@ static errno_t tgt_req_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
        So we validate the password by trying to get a changepw ticket. */
     if (kerr == KRB5KDC_ERR_KEY_EXP) {
         kerr = krb5_get_init_creds_password(kr->ctx, kr->creds, kr->princ,
-                                            pass_str, NULL, NULL, 0,
+                                            pass_str, sss_krb5_prompter, kr, 0,
                                             kr->krb5_ctx->changepw_principle,
                                             kr->options);
         krb5_free_cred_contents(kr->ctx, kr->creds);
@@ -693,7 +751,7 @@ static errno_t tgt_req_child(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
     }
 
 sendresponse:
-    ret = sendresponse(fd, kerr, NULL, pam_status, kr);
+    ret = sendresponse(fd, kerr, pam_status, kr);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(1, ("sendresponse failed.\n"));
     }
@@ -712,7 +770,7 @@ static errno_t create_empty_ccache(int fd, struct krb5_req *kr)
         pam_status = PAM_SYSTEM_ERR;
     }
 
-    ret = sendresponse(fd, ret, NULL, pam_status, kr);
+    ret = sendresponse(fd, ret, pam_status, kr);
     if (ret != EOK) {
         DEBUG(1, ("sendresponse failed.\n"));
     }
@@ -878,6 +936,15 @@ static int krb5_setup(struct krb5_req *kr, uint32_t offline)
         goto failed;
     }
 
+    /* A prompter is used to catch messages about when a password will
+     * expired. The library shall not use the prompter to ask for a new password
+     * but shall return KRB5KDC_ERR_KEY_EXP. */
+    krb5_get_init_creds_opt_set_change_password_prompt(kr->options, 0);
+    if (kerr != 0) {
+        KRB5_DEBUG(1, kerr);
+        goto failed;
+    }
+
 /* TODO: set options, e.g.
  *  krb5_get_init_creds_opt_set_tkt_life
  *  krb5_get_init_creds_opt_set_renew_life
diff --git a/src/sss_client/pam_sss.c b/src/sss_client/pam_sss.c
index 1b98cf01..d2758004 100644
--- a/src/sss_client/pam_sss.c
+++ b/src/sss_client/pam_sss.c
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static int eval_response(pam_handle_t *pamh, size_t buflen, uint8_t *buf,
         switch(type) {
             case SSS_PAM_SYSTEM_INFO:
                 if (buf[p + (len -1)] != '\0') {
-                    D(("user info does not end with \\0."));
+                    D(("system info does not end with \\0."));
                     break;
                 }
                 logger(pamh, LOG_INFO, "system info: [%s]", &buf[p]);
@@ -946,6 +946,18 @@ static int eval_response(pam_handle_t *pamh, size_t buflen, uint8_t *buf,
                     D(("eval_user_info_response failed"));
                 }
                 break;
+            case SSS_PAM_TEXT_MSG:
+                if (buf[p + (len -1)] != '\0') {
+                    D(("system info does not end with \\0."));
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                ret = do_pam_conversation(pamh, PAM_TEXT_INFO, (char *) &buf[p],
+                                          NULL, NULL);
+                if (ret != PAM_SUCCESS) {
+                    D(("do_pam_conversation failed."));
+                }
+                break;
             default:
                 D(("Unknown response type [%d]", type));
         }
diff --git a/src/sss_client/sss_cli.h b/src/sss_client/sss_cli.h
index f7e58fe9..8712a6f9 100644
--- a/src/sss_client/sss_cli.h
+++ b/src/sss_client/sss_cli.h
@@ -316,9 +316,13 @@ enum response_type {
                           * @param String, zero terminated, of the form
                           * name=value. See putenv(3) and pam_putenv(3) for
                           * details. */
-    SSS_PAM_USER_INFO    /**< A message which should be displayed to the user.
+    SSS_PAM_USER_INFO,   /**< A message which should be displayed to the user.
                           * @param User info message, see #user_info_type
                           * for details. */
+    SSS_PAM_TEXT_MSG,    /**< A plain text message which should be displayed to
+                          * the user.This should only be used in the case where
+                          * it is not possile to use SSS_PAM_USER_INFO.
+                          * @param A zero terminated string. */
 };
 
 /**