Pluggable authentication module

A pluggable authentication module (PAM) is a mechanism to integrate multiple low-level authentication schemes into a high-level application programming interface (API). ^[1]

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1. 29 relations: API, Authentication, Common Desktop Environment, DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Identity management, Java Authentication and Authorization Service, Kerberos (protocol), Linux, Linux PAM, MacOS, Name Service Switch, NetBSD, Open Software Foundation, Open source, OpenPAM, Oracle Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Request for Comments, Secure Shell, Simple Authentication and Security Layer, Single sign-on, SPNEGO, Sun Microsystems, System Security Services Daemon, Ticket Granting Ticket, X/Open.

2. Computer security standards
3. Open Group standards
4. Unix authentication-related software

API

An is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other. Pluggable authentication module and API are Application programming interfaces.

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Authentication

Authentication (from authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user.

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Common Desktop Environment

The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is a desktop environment for Unix and OpenVMS, based on the Motif widget toolkit. Pluggable authentication module and Common Desktop Environment are open Group standards.

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DragonFly BSD

DragonFly BSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system forked from FreeBSD 4.8.

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FreeBSD

FreeBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system descended from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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HP-UX

HP-UX (from "Hewlett Packard Unix") is Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on Unix System V (initially System III) and first released in 1984.

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IBM AIX

AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive, pronounced) is a series of proprietary Unix operating systems developed and sold by IBM for several of its computer platforms.

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Identity management

Identity management (IdM), also known as identity and access management (IAM or IdAM), is a framework of policies and technologies to ensure that the right users (that are part of the ecosystem connected to or within an enterprise) have the appropriate access to technology resources.

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Java Authentication and Authorization Service

Java Authentication and Authorization Service, or JAAS, pronounced "Jazz", is the Java implementation of the standard Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) information security framework.

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Kerberos (protocol)

Kerberos is a computer-network authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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Linux PAM

Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) is a suite of libraries that allow a Linux system administrator to configure methods to authenticate users. Pluggable authentication module and Linux PAM are computer security software stubs.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Name Service Switch

The Name Service Switch (NSS) is an interface of glibc that connects a computer with a variety of sources of common configuration databases and name resolution mechanisms.

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NetBSD

NetBSD is a free and open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

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Open Software Foundation

The Open Software Foundation (OSF) was a not-for-profit industry consortium for creating an open standard for an implementation of the operating system Unix.

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Open source

Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution.

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OpenPAM

OpenPAM is a BSD-licensed implementation of PAM used by FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD and macOS (starting with Snow Leopard), and offered as an alternative to Linux PAM in certain Linux distributions. Pluggable authentication module and OpenPAM are computer security software stubs.

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Oracle Solaris

Solaris is a proprietary Unix operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems.

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Red Hat Linux

Red Hat Linux was a widely used commercial open-source Linux distribution created by Red Hat until its discontinuation in 2004.

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Request for Comments

A Request for Comments (RFC) is a publication in a series from the principal technical development and standards-setting bodies for the Internet, most prominently the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

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Secure Shell

The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.

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Simple Authentication and Security Layer

Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) is a framework for authentication and data security in Internet protocols.

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Single sign-on

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.

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SPNEGO

Simple and Protected GSSAPI Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO), often pronounced "spenay-go", is a GSSAPI "pseudo mechanism" used by client-server software to negotiate the choice of security technology.

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Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.

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System Security Services Daemon

The System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is software originally developed for the Linux operating system (OS) that provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directory services and authentication mechanisms.

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Ticket Granting Ticket

In some computer security systems, a Ticket Granting Ticket or Ticket to Get Tickets (TGT) is a small, encrypted identification file with a limited validity period.

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X/Open

X/Open group (also known as the Open Group for Unix Systems and incorporated in 1987 as X/Open Company, Ltd.) was a consortium founded by several European UNIX systems manufacturers in 1984 to identify and promote open standards in the field of information technology.

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See also

Computer security standards

• BS 7799
• Blacker (security)
• Canadian Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Criteria
• Common Criteria
• Common Vulnerability Scoring System
• Content Security Policy
• Cyber Resilience Review
• Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification
• FIPS 140
• FIPS 140-2
• FIPS 140-3
• FIPS 199
• FedRAMP
• HTTP Strict Transport Security
• IASME
• IEC 60870-6
• IEC 62443
• IEEE 802.10
• ISO/IEC 27002
• ISO/IEC 27017
• ISO/IEC 27018
• ISO/IEC 27019
• ITSEC
• Information security standards
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Pluggable authentication module
• Rainbow Series
• S/MIME
• Same-origin policy
• Security Content Automation Protocol
• Standard of Good Practice for Information Security
• TIBER
• Transport Layer Security
• Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria

Open Group standards

• Application Response Measurement
• ArchiMate
• Call Level Interface
• Common Desktop Environment
• Common Manageability Programming Interface
• Common Open Software Environment
• DMAPI
• DRDA
• Distributed Computing Environment
• Future Airborne Capability Environment
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
• Motif (software)
• Open Information Security Management Maturity Model
• Open Trusted Technology Provider Standard
• POSIX
• Pluggable authentication module
• Single UNIX Specification
• The Open Group
• The Open Group Architecture Framework
• Universal Data Element Framework
• X Window System
• X/Open XA

Unix authentication-related software

• BSD Authentication
• Group (database)
• Passwd
• Pluggable authentication module

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluggable_authentication_module

Also known as Libpam, Pluggable Authentication Modules, Pluggable authentication, X/Open Single Sign-On, XSSO.

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