PAM_OPIE(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PAM_OPIE(8)NAME
pam_opie — OPIE PAM module
SYNOPSIS
[service-name] module-type control-flag pam_opie [options]
DESCRIPTION
The OPIE authentication service module for PAM, pam_opie provides func‐
tionality for only one PAM category: that of authentication. In terms of
the module-type parameter, this is the “auth” feature. It also provides
a null function for session management.
Note that this module does not enforce opieaccess(5) checks. There is a
separate module, pam_opieaccess(8), for this purpose.
OPIE Authentication Module
The OPIE authentication component provides functions to verify the iden‐
tity of a user (pam_sm_authenticate()), which obtains the relevant
opie(4) credentials. It provides the user with an OPIE challenge, and
verifies that this is correct with opiechallenge(3).
The following options may be passed to the authentication module:
debug syslog(3) debugging information at LOG_DEBUG level.
auth_as_self This option will require the user to authenticate himself
as the user given by getlogin(2), not as the account they
are attempting to access. This is primarily for services
like su(1), where the user's ability to retype their own
password might be deemed sufficient.
no_fake_prompts
Do not generate fake challenges for users who do not have
an OPIE key. Note that this can leak information to a
hypothetical attacker about who uses OPIE and who does not,
but it can be useful on systems where some users want to
use OPIE but most do not.
Note that pam_opie ignores the standard options try_first_pass and
use_first_pass, since a challenge must be generated before the user can
submit a valid response.
FILES
/etc/opiekeys default OPIE password database.
SEE ALSOpasswd(1), getlogin(2), opiechallenge(3), syslog(3), opie(4),
pam.conf(5), pam(8)BSD July 7, 2001 BSD