Understanding and configuring PAM

Posted by Sander_Marechal on Mar 12, 2009 9:34 PM EDT
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The Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) API exposes a set of functions that application programmers use for security-related functions like user authentication, data encryption, LDAP, and more. In this article, get a basic guide to the PAM model on Linux, see how to configure PAM, and learn how to design a sample PAM login application in 10 easy steps.

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