Application and Analysis of Linux-PAM
Xiaobin Wu · Informatization Research · 2009
Linux-PAM is composed of shared data bases.Using these modules,the system manager can select freely the test mechanism of the used application program.This paper analyses in-depth the mechanism of Linux-PAM and introduces the service modules and authentication files.Moreover how to use Linux-PAM in the application programs to authenticate is illustrated.The adoption of Linux-PAM provided API,the system provided services and the service authentication method are separated,making the system administrator can give different services required to configure different authentication methods without having to change the service program.