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Old 02-02-2011, 08:38 AM   #1
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Post user authentication security mechanisms

What security mechanisms are used by recent versions of the Linux operating system during user authentication?
 
Old 02-02-2011, 09:52 AM   #2
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Most distro's use PAM now.

More info here

http://www.manpagez.com/man/8/pam/

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/

Sounds like homework : )
 
Old 02-02-2011, 10:16 AM   #3
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That's a question that's a mile wide. In what context do you mean?
 
Old 02-04-2011, 08:19 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by sizemj View Post
Most distro's use PAM now.
Here is list of modules that can be used in PAM.

Try looking into these projects:
But, as unixfool said, try to specify the context.
 
  


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