Pluggable authentication modules (PAM)

Pluggable authentication modules (PAM)

Method that allows a system administrator to set access and authentication policies without having to separately recompile individual programmes for such features.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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