Packages included in Slackware should not be in SBo. Thus enhances the case for a PAM SlackBuild. While Pat is/was correct, PAM is usually included in my Linux Training documentation and so it must have academic interest.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Didier Spaier Sent: 22 October 2010 09:44 To: SlackBuilds.org Users List Subject: Re: [Slackbuilds-users] LinuxPAM has been in the pending queue for months. Le 22/10/2010 09:07, crocket a écrit : > It seems LinuxPAM doesn't attract enough attention. > Somebody needs to do something about this. I am not an admin but here is a quote of Slackware 9.1's Changelog: "n/openssh-3.7.1p2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to openssh-3.7.1p2. This fixes security problems with PAM authentication. It also includes several code cleanups from Solar Designer. Slackware does not use PAM and is not vulnerable to any of the fixed problems. Please indulge me for this brief aside (as requests for PAM are on the rise): If you see a security problem reported which depends on PAM, you can be glad you run Slackware. I think a better name for PAM might be SCAM, for Swiss Cheese Authentication Modules, and have never felt that the small amount of convenience it provides is worth the great loss of system security. We miss out on half a dozen security problems a year by not using PAM, but you can always install it yourself if you feel that you're missing out on the fun. (No, don't do that) OK, I'm done ranting here. :-) I suppose this is still a: (* Security fix *)" May-be this explain that ? _______________________________________________ SlackBuilds-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users Archives - http://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ FAQ - http://slackbuilds.org/faq/ _______________________________________________ SlackBuilds-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users Archives - http://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ FAQ - http://slackbuilds.org/faq/
