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| 2020-02-12 |
Slackware introduces PAM |
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Most Linux distributions use software called PAM (pluggable authentication modules) to provide applications with a unified method for checking user credentials. This essentially means each program does not need to know all the ways it can sign into an account and implement those on its own. PAM can be taught each method and rule for allowing access to the operating system and then be used by applications and services on the distribution. While PAM has been around for nearly two decades, the Slackware distribution is just now introducing the technology. The Slackware changelog reads: "Hey folks! PAM has finally landed in /testing. Some here wanted it to go right into the main tree immediately, and in a more normal development cycle I'd have been inclined to agree (it is -current, after all). But it's probably better for it to appear in /testing first, to make sure we didn't miss any bugs and also to serve as a warning shot that we'll be shaking up the tree pretty good over the next few weeks. I'd like to see this merged into the main tree in a day or two, so any testing is greatly appreciated." Having PAM in Slackware should allow for authentication against more services, including Active Directory, and offer a more carefully audited code base. |
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