Pluggable Authentication Modules
The Definitive Guide to PAM for Linux SysAdmins and C Developers
Book Description
PAM-aware applications reduce the complexity of authentication. With PAM you can use the same user database for every login process. PAM also supports different authentication processes as required. Moreover, PAM is a well-defined API, and PAM-aware applications will not break if you change the underlying authentication configuration.The PAM framework is widely used by most Linux distributions for authentication purposes. Originating from Solaris 2.6 ten years ago, PAM is used today by most proprietary and free UNIX operating systems including GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris, following both the design concept and the practical details. PAM is thus a unifying technology for authentication mechanisms in UNIX.
Book Details | |
| Publisher: | Packt Publishing |
| By: | Kenneth Geisshirt |
| ISBN-13: | 9781904811329 |
| ISBN-10: | 1904811329 |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Pages: | 124 |
| Language: | English |
Book Preview | |
| Online | Pluggable Authentication Modules |
Paper Book | |
| Buy: | Pluggable Authentication Modules |
Share Pluggable Authentication Modules
Related Books
