Re: Password authentication through /etc/passwd

To: Scott E Graves <scott_e_graves@email.mobil.com>
Cc: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Password authentication through /etc/passwd
From: "Decklin Foster" <fosterd@hartwick.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:28:39 -0400
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In-reply-to: <[🔎] 86256918.006F8868.00@xdallng1.dal.mobil.com>; from scott_e_graves@email.mobil.com on Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 03:14:40PM -0500
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Scott E Graves writes:

> What libraries do I need to look at in order to allow
> client authentication against /etc/passwd?

Probably PAM. Install libpam-doc and have a look.

That said, why not remove the authentication from your protocol and
tunnel your connections through SSH? Making your own method of
authentication from scratch can fall prey to subtle errors -- security
is hard to get right.

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