diff --git a/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.c b/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.c
index 54471a3..a2d509f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.c
+++ b/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 /* Command codes for foreground -> background communication */
 #define COMMAND_VERIFY 0
 #define COMMAND_EXIT   1
+#define COMMAND_VERIFY_V2 2
 
 /* Response codes for background -> foreground communication */
 #define RESPONSE_INIT_SUCCEEDED   10
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ struct user_pass {
     char username[128];
     char password[128];
     char common_name[128];
+	char auth_control_file[PATH_MAX];
 
     const struct name_value_list *name_value_list;
 };
@@ -708,6 +711,21 @@ pam_auth(const char *service, const struct user_pass *up)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int handle_auth_control_file(char *auth_control_file, int status)
+{
+	FILE *fp = fopen(auth_control_file, "w");
+
+	if (fp) {
+		if (fprintf (fp, "%d\n", status) < 0) {
+			fclose(fp);
+			return -1;
+		}
+		fclose(fp);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Background process -- runs with privilege.
  */
@@ -807,6 +825,42 @@ pam_server(int fd, const char *service, int verb, const struct name_value_list *
                 plugin_secure_memzero(up.password, sizeof(up.password));
                 break;
 
+			case COMMAND_VERIFY_V2:
+				if (recv_string (fd, up.username, sizeof (up.username)) == -1
+						|| recv_string (fd, up.password, sizeof (up.password)) == -1
+						|| recv_string (fd, up.common_name, sizeof (up.common_name)) == -1
+						|| recv_string (fd, up.auth_control_file, sizeof (up.auth_control_file)) == -1)
+				{
+					fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: BACKGROUND: read error on command channel: code=%d, exiting\n",
+							command);
+					goto done;
+				}
+
+				if (DEBUG (verb))
+				{
+#if 0
+						fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: BACKGROUND: USER/PASS: %s/%s\n",
+								up.username, up.password);
+#else
+						fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: BACKGROUND: USER: %s\n", up.username);
+#endif
+				}
+
+				if (pam_auth (service, &up)) /* Succeeded */
+				{
+					if (handle_auth_control_file(up.auth_control_file, 1) == -1) {
+						fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: BACKGROUND: write error on control file\n");
+					}
+				}
+				else /* Failed */
+				{
+					if (handle_auth_control_file(up.auth_control_file, 0) == -1) {
+						fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: BACKGROUND: write error on control file\n");
+					}
+				}
+				break;
+
+
             case COMMAND_EXIT:
                 goto done;
 
@@ -833,3 +887,56 @@ done:
 
     return;
 }
+
+int
+handle_auth_pass_verify_v2(struct auth_pam_context *context, const char *argv[], const char *envp[])
+{
+
+	/* get username/password from envp string array */
+	const char *username = get_env ("username", envp);
+	const char *password = get_env ("password", envp);
+	const char *common_name = get_env ("common_name", envp) ? get_env ("common_name", envp) : "";
+	const char *auth_control_file = get_env ("auth_control_file", envp);
+
+	if (!username || !*username || !password)
+		return OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_ERROR;
+
+	if (!auth_control_file || !*auth_control_file || access( auth_control_file, F_OK ) == -1)
+		return OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_ERROR;
+
+	if (send_control (context->foreground_fd, COMMAND_VERIFY_V2) == -1
+			|| send_string (context->foreground_fd, username) == -1
+			|| send_string (context->foreground_fd, password) == -1
+			|| send_string (context->foreground_fd, common_name) == -1
+			|| send_string (context->foreground_fd, auth_control_file) == -1)
+	{
+		fprintf (stderr, "AUTH-PAM: Error sending auth info to background process\n");
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_DEFERRED;
+	}
+
+	return OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_ERROR;
+}
+
+OPENVPN_EXPORT int
+openvpn_plugin_func_v2 (openvpn_plugin_handle_t handle,
+		const int type,
+		const char *argv[],
+		const char *envp[],
+		void *per_client_context,
+		struct openvpn_plugin_string_list **return_list)
+{
+	struct auth_pam_context *context = (struct auth_pam_context *) handle;
+
+	switch (type)
+	{
+		case OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY:
+			printf ("OPENVPN_PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY\n");
+			return handle_auth_pass_verify_v2 (context, argv, envp);
+		default:
+			printf ("OPENVPN_PLUGIN_?\n");
+			return OPENVPN_PLUGIN_FUNC_ERROR;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.exports b/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.exports
index 597e33f..b304ff4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.exports
+++ b/src/plugins/auth-pam/auth-pam.exports
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 openvpn_plugin_open_v3
 openvpn_plugin_func_v1
+openvpn_plugin_func_v2
 openvpn_plugin_close_v1
 openvpn_plugin_abort_v1