Re: [SSSD] [PATCH] Fix client libs thread safety
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 09:23:01AM -0500, Simo Sorce wrote:
On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:46:02 +0100
Sumit Bose <sbose(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> Protecting a whole PAM task like authentication with a mutex can lead
> to DOS situation when a user logs into a threaded application with his
> username but "forgets" to enter his password immediately because the
> phone is ringing.
After discussing this point on IRC, moved the mutex to cover only
socket communication for the pam client.
New patch attached.
ACK
bye,
Sumit
Simo.
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