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6.17 The securetty module

Synopsis

Module Name:

pam_securetty

Author<@@formula>s:

Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>

Maintainer:

Red Hat Software:
currently Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>
(if unavailable, contact Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>).

Management groups provided:

authentication

Cryptographically sensitive:

Security rating:

Clean code base:

System dependencies:

/etc/securetty file

Network aware:

Requires the application to fill in the PAM_TTY item correctly in order to act meaningfully.

Overview of module

Provides standard Unix securetty checking.

Authentication component

Recognized arguments:

Description:

Provides standard Unix securetty checking, which causes authentication for root to fail unless PAM_TTY is set to a string listed in the /etc/securetty file. For all other users, it succeeds.

Examples/suggested usage:

For canonical usage, should be listed as a required authentication method before any sufficient authentication methods.


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