Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Linux_PAM_(Pluggable_Authentication_Modules)
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf authentication framework
gptkbp:allows system administrators to configure authentication methods
gptkbp:category gptkb:software
Linux software
Linux security
gptkbp:configuration /etc/pam.conf
gptkbp:configurationDirectory /etc/pam.d/
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Linux_operating_system
gptkbp:firstReleased 1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)
gptkbp:license gptkb:LGPL
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Linux-PAM_project
gptkbp:openSource true
gptkbp:provides authentication mechanism abstraction
gptkbp:supports two-factor authentication
biometric authentication
smart card authentication
modular authentication modules
password authentication
custom modules
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:sshd
su
passwd
sudo
xdm
login
gdm
kdm
gptkbp:usedFor user authentication
account management
session management
password management
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux
gptkb:Arch_Linux
gptkb:CentOS
gptkb:Debian
gptkb:Fedora
gptkb:Ubuntu
gptkb:Alpine_Linux
gptkb:SUSE_Linux
gptkbp:website https://linux-pam.org/
gptkbp:writtenBy C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:pam_tally
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8