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Location: Settings link in ''Administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication'' in 2.0 onwards or ''Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication'' in 1.9 | |||
With PAM you can use the same user database for different applications log ins (SSO - Single Sign On). PAM also supports different authentication processes as required. | |||
This method uses PAM to access the native usernames on this server. You have to install PAM Authentication Module in order to use this module. | |||
*[http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/ Linux PAM module] | |||
*[http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/pam SUN PAM description page] | |||
[[Category:Authentication]] | [[Category:Authentication]] | ||
[[fr:PAM (Modules d'authentification installables)]] | [[fr:PAM (Modules d'authentification installables)]] | ||
[[de:Authentifizierung über PAM]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 26 October 2010
Location: Settings link in Administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication in 2.0 onwards or Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication in 1.9
With PAM you can use the same user database for different applications log ins (SSO - Single Sign On). PAM also supports different authentication processes as required.
This method uses PAM to access the native usernames on this server. You have to install PAM Authentication Module in order to use this module.
