diff --git a/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.c b/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.c
index e181edb4..b9f9b8b8 100644
--- a/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.c
+++ b/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.c
@@ -51,6 +51,27 @@
 #include <sys/syslog.h>
 #include <security/pam_modules.h>
 #include <security/_pam_macros.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+
+static jmp_buf tout;
+
+/* timeout signal hander */
+void sig_timeout(int signum)
+{
+    if(signum == SIGALRM )
+        pam_sscs_log(LOG_ERR, "micasad is not responding\n");
+
+    signal( SIGALRM, SIG_IGN );
+    alarm(0);
+    longjmp(tout, 1);
+}
+
+/* set timeout */
+void set_timeout(int timeout)
+{
+    signal(SIGALRM, (void *)sig_timeout);
+    alarm( timeout );
+}
 
 /* 
  * Running (micasad_status = 1)
@@ -141,6 +162,7 @@ void set_micasa_password(const char *user, const char *password)
 			    SSCS_CRED_TYPE_BASIC_F,
 			    &basicCredential,
 			    NULL);
+
 		if( retval != 0) {
 		    pam_sscs_log( LOG_ERR,"Setting the default credential failed.Errcode = %d\n",retval);
 		    break;
@@ -149,7 +171,6 @@ void set_micasa_password(const char *user, const char *password)
 	} while (0);
 	seteuid(saved_uid);
     }
-
     return;
 }
 
@@ -190,9 +211,15 @@ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh,int flags,int argc,const c
             return (retval);
         }
 
+	if(setjmp(tout)) {
+	    goto clean_exit;
+	}
+	set_timeout (TIMEOUT);
+
 	/* Set the password in micasad*/
 	set_micasa_password(user, wkstnPasswd);
 
+clean_exit:
 	return PAM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +277,11 @@ int pam_sm_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv)
             return (retval);
         }
 
+	if(setjmp(tout)) {
+	    goto clean_exit;
+	}
+	set_timeout (TIMEOUT);
+
 	/* Set the new password in micasad*/
 	set_micasa_password(user, new_passwd);
 
@@ -259,6 +291,7 @@ int pam_sm_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv)
 	return (PAM_AUTH_ERR);
     } /* End of some other flag (Other than PAM_PRELIM_CHECK or PAM_UPDATE_AUTHTOK */
 
+clean_exit:
     return PAM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.h b/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.h
index 07065e7f..b9100353 100644
--- a/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.h
+++ b/CASA/logincapture/linux/PAM/pam_sscs.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern void pam_sscs_log(int priority, const char *format,...);
 #define MICASAD_PID_SIZE 32
 #define MICASAD_PID_FILE "/var/run/micasad.pid"
 
+#define TIMEOUT 5
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define PRINT_FN_NAME pam_sscs_log(LOG_DEBUG,"In function : %s\n",__func__);
 #else