Linux PAM

E724180

authentication framework pluggable authentication system software library

Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a flexible authentication framework used by many Unix-like systems to manage user authentication and account policies through a modular, configurable interface.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Linux PAM canonical	2
Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules	1
Linux-PAM project	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8285866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux PAM
Context triple: [Proxmox VE, supportsAuthenticationBackend, Linux PAM]

A. PAM
PAM is the IATA airport code for Tyndall Air Force Base, a United States Air Force installation near Panama City, Florida.
B. kernel authorization framework (kauth)
The kernel authorization framework (kauth) is NetBSD’s modular in-kernel security subsystem that centralizes and manages authorization decisions for various system operations.
C. Luks
Luks is the surname of American realist painter and Ashcan School member George Luks.
D. Linux Security Modules API
The Linux Security Modules API is a kernel-level framework in Linux that allows the implementation of pluggable security policies and access control mechanisms such as AppArmor and SELinux.
E. Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Linux PAM
Target entity description: Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a flexible authentication framework used by many Unix-like systems to manage user authentication and account policies through a modular, configurable interface.

A. PAM
PAM is the IATA airport code for Tyndall Air Force Base, a United States Air Force installation near Panama City, Florida.
B. kernel authorization framework (kauth)
The kernel authorization framework (kauth) is NetBSD’s modular in-kernel security subsystem that centralizes and manages authorization decisions for various system operations.
C. Luks
Luks is the surname of American realist painter and Ashcan School member George Luks.
D. Linux Security Modules API
The Linux Security Modules API is a kernel-level framework in Linux that allows the implementation of pluggable security policies and access control mechanisms such as AppArmor and SELinux.
E. Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	authentication framework ⓘ pluggable authentication system ⓘ software library ⓘ
abbreviation	PAM ⓘ
apiStyle	C API ⓘ
category	Linux security software ⓘ authentication software ⓘ
component	PAM configuration files ⓘ PAM library ⓘ linked to: PAM PAM modules ⓘ linked to: PAM
configurationDirectory	/etc/pam.d ⓘ
configurationFileLocation	/etc/pam.conf ⓘ
designGoal	flexible authentication ⓘ modularity ⓘ reusability of authentication code ⓘ separation of authentication policy from applications ⓘ
feature	account restrictions ⓘ centralized authentication control ⓘ configurable authentication policies ⓘ password quality checks ⓘ per-application configuration ⓘ pluggable modules ⓘ session setup and teardown ⓘ stackable authentication modules ⓘ support for multiple authentication mechanisms ⓘ
fullName	Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules ⓘ linked to: Linux PAM
homepage	https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam ⓘ
inspiredBy	original PAM framework from Sun Microsystems ⓘ
introduced	1990s ⓘ
libraryName	libpam ⓘ
license	LGPL ⓘ linked to: GNU Lesser General Public License
maintainedBy	Linux-PAM project ⓘ linked to: Linux PAM
moduleType	account ⓘ auth ⓘ password ⓘ session ⓘ
operatingSystem	Linux ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	Unix-like systems ⓘ
primaryUse	account management ⓘ password management ⓘ session management ⓘ user authentication ⓘ
supportsAuthenticationMethod	Kerberos authentication ⓘ LDAP authentication ⓘ RADIUS authentication ⓘ UNIX password authentication ⓘ shadow password authentication ⓘ smart card authentication ⓘ two-factor authentication ⓘ
supportsOperatingSystem	AIX ⓘ FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ Solaris ⓘ linked to: Solaris operating system
usedBy	FTP servers ⓘ PAM-aware applications ⓘ display managers ⓘ login program ⓘ sshd ⓘ su ⓘ sudo ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Proxmox VE → supportsAuthenticationBackend → Linux PAM ⓘ

Open Policy Agent → integratesWith → Linux PAM ⓘ

Linux PAM → fullName → Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules ⓘ

linked to: Linux PAM

Linux PAM → maintainedBy → Linux-PAM project ⓘ