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diff --git a/security/PAM/DESCR b/security/PAM/DESCR index 02c857c5151..76a7e4a93d1 100644 --- a/security/PAM/DESCR +++ b/security/PAM/DESCR @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ +PAM provides Pluggable Authentication Modules. It is a flexible, +dynamically configurable mechanism for authenticating users. + PAM provides a way to develop programs that are independent of authentication scheme. These programs need "authentication modules" to be -attatched to them at run-time in order to work. Which authentication module -is to be attatched is dependent upon the local system setup and is at the +attached to them at run-time in order to work. Which authentication module +is to be attached is dependent upon the local system setup and is at the discretion of the local system administrator. + +This package includes the dynamic and static libpam libraries, +developer files, and related programmer's man pages documenting +the functions. Over 25 PAM modules are included. This is Linux-PAM; +it works with Solaris, NetBSD, AIX, and other operating systems. |