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  2. Linux PAM - Wikipedia

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    Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) is a suite of libraries that allow a Linux system administrator to configure methods to authenticate users. It provides a flexible and centralized way to switch authentication methods for secured applications by using configuration files instead of changing application code. [1]

  3. Pluggable Authentication Module - Wikipedia

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    PAM is currently supported in the AIX operating system, DragonFly BSD, [1] FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, NetBSD and Solaris. Since no central standard of PAM behavior exists, there was a later attempt to standardize PAM as part of the X/Open UNIX standardization process, resulting in the X/Open Single Sign-on (XSSO) standard.

  4. Privileged access management - Wikipedia

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    Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a type of identity management and branch of cybersecurity that focuses on the control, monitoring, and protection of privileged accounts within an organization. Accounts with privileged status grant users enhanced permissions, making them prime targets for attackers due to their extensive access to vital ...

  5. chsh - Wikipedia

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    On many Linux distributions, the chsh command is a PAM-aware application. As such, its behaviour can be tailored, using PAM configuration options, for individual users. As such, its behaviour can be tailored, using PAM configuration options, for individual users.

  6. systemd - Wikipedia

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    systemd is a software suite that provides an array of system components for Linux [7] operating systems. The main aim is to unify service configuration and behavior across Linux distributions. [8] Its primary component is a "system and service manager" — an init system used to bootstrap user space and manage user processes.

  7. OpenPAM - Wikipedia

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    Free and open-source software portal; OpenPAM is a BSD-licensed implementation of PAM used by FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD [1] and macOS (starting with Snow Leopard), [2] and offered as an alternative to Linux PAM in certain Linux distributions [which?].

  8. Security-Enhanced Linux - Wikipedia

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    Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a Linux kernel security module that provides a mechanism for supporting access control security policies, including mandatory access controls (MAC). SELinux is a set of kernel modifications and user-space tools that have been added to various Linux distributions .

  9. menuconfig - Wikipedia

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    make menuconfig was not in the first version of Linux. The predecessor tool is a question-and-answer-based utility (make config, make oldconfig). Variations of the tool for Linux configuration include: make xconfig, which requires Qt; make gconfig, which uses GTK+; make nconfig, which is similar to make menuconfig.