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Linux PAM

Linux PAM
Stable release
1.3.0 / April 28, 2016; 15 months ago (2016-04-28)
Written in C
Operating system Linux
Type authentication
License GNU General Public License or Revised BSD License
Website www.linux-pam.org

Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) provide dynamic authentication support for applications and services in a Linux or GNU/kFreeBSD system. Linux PAM is evolved from the Unix Pluggable Authentication Modules architecture.

Linux-PAM separates the tasks of authentication into four independent management groups:



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