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diff --git a/doc/modules/pam_securetty.sgml b/doc/modules/pam_securetty.sgml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ceb1358c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/modules/pam_securetty.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<!-- + $Id$ + + This file was written by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com> +--> + +<sect1>The securetty module + +<sect2>Synopsis + +<p> +<descrip> + +<tag><bf>Module Name:</bf></tag> +<tt/pam_securetty/ + +<tag><bf>Author[s]:</bf></tag> +Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu> + +<tag><bf>Maintainer:</bf></tag> +Red Hat Software:<newline> +<em/currently/ Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com><newline> +(if unavailable, contact Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>). + +<tag><bf>Management groups provided:</bf></tag> +authentication + +<tag><bf>Cryptographically sensitive:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Security rating:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Clean code base:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>System dependencies:</bf></tag> +<tt>/etc/securetty</tt> file + +<tag><bf>Network aware:</bf></tag> + +Requires the application to fill in the <tt>PAM_TTY</tt> item +correctly in order to act meaningfully. + +</descrip> + +<sect2>Overview of module + +<p> +Provides standard Unix securetty checking. + +<sect2>Authentication component + +<p> +<descrip> + +<tag><bf>Recognized arguments:</bf></tag> + +<tag><bf>Description:</bf></tag> + +Provides standard Unix securetty checking, which causes authentication +for root to fail unless <tt>PAM_TTY</tt> is set to a string listed in +the <tt>/etc/securetty</tt> file. For all other users, it succeeds. + +<tag><bf>Examples/suggested usage:</bf></tag> + +For canonical usage, should be listed as a <tt>required</tt> +authentication method before any <tt>sufficient</tt> authentication +methods. + +</descrip> + +<!-- +End of sgml insert for this module. +--> |