Your message dated Wed, 21 Mar 2018 17:18:42 +0000
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and subject line Bug#892768: Removed package(s) from unstable
has caused the Debian Bug report #461231,
regarding gksu discards information about the credential type requested by PAM
to be marked as done.
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Package: gksu
Version: 2.0.0-4
PAM can be configured for multiple credential types, not just
passwords. For example, PAM can be configured to log into accounts
using PKI credentials contained on smartcards, either through
pam_pkcs11 or pam_krb5 (when PKINIT is available).
When the credential is not a password, the PAM authentication prompt
conveys to the user information about the credential requested. For
example, when using pam_pkcs11:
user@test:~$ sudo ls
TEST2.USER PIN:
This informs the user that the smartcard PIN is requested rather than
a password. Incorrectly providing the password when a PIN is request
results in a failed authentication; multiple failed authentications
can disable the card, so this information is important.
Other PAM-reliant applications, such as sudo, xscreensaver, gdm, or
login, present the unmodified PAM credential prompt to the user.
gksu invokes sudo internally with the -p option and a fixed prompt,
which discards the credential context information PAM provides. This
leads to failed authentications and user confusion.
-- Tim
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Version: 2.0.2-9+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package gksu has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/892768
The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using http://snapshot.debian.org/.
This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
[email protected].
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Scott Kitterman (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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