PAM mechanism - user authentication and password testing: Linux Expert. AL4-013

Linux Expert Book 13 · NOITE S.C.
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 Is the password strong? Has it been already used?


The micro-course describes PAM plug-ins enabling authentication of the user under given circumstances and support of mechanisms of testing power and password validity. It presents the plug-ins: pam_cracklib, pam_pwhistory, pam_unix, pam_userdb.


Keywords: PAM, auth, pam_cracklib, pam_pwhistory, pam_unix, pam_userdb


PAM mechanism –user authentication and password testing

The pam_cracklib plug-in

The pam_pwhistory plug-in

The pam_unix plug-in

The pam_userdb plug-in

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