http://pamusb.org/ 2010-03-10T19:31:50+01:00 http://pamusb.org/ http://pamusb.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-05-14T12:33:26+01:00 Andrea Luzzardi http://pamusb.org/start?rev=1242297206&do=diff1242297206 pam_usb provides hardware authentication for Linux using ordinary USB Flash Drives. It works with any application supporting PAM, such as su, any login manager (GDM, KDM), etc. The pam_usb package contains: * A PAM Module * Password-less authentication. Use your USB stick for authentication, don’t type passwords anymore. * Device auto probing.You don’t need to mount the device, or even to configure the device location (sda1, sdb1, etc). pam_usb.so will automatically locate the dev… text/html 2008-01-16T04:37:01+01:00 Tim Pearson http://pamusb.org/doc/faq?rev=1200454621&do=diff1200454621 “ Q: Can I use my USB drive as usual ? “ A: Yes. pam_usb only occupies a few kilobytes of the device’s space.” ” “ Q: What if I lose or break my USB key ? Will I be able to log back in ? “ A: Sure. Your usual password will be asked.” text/html 2007-09-15T22:16:34+01:00 Andrea Luzzardi http://pamusb.org/doc/quickstart?rev=1189887394&do=diff1189887394 Before going ahead, make sure to follow the upgrading instructions if you’re using a version of pam_usb prior to 0.4.0. Installing Gentoo Linux pam_usb 0.4.1 is currently keyword masked (~arch) on Gentoo, so you’ll have to unmask it before installing: text/html 2007-09-12T20:05:18+01:00 Andrea Luzzardi http://pamusb.org/doc/man/pamusb-check?rev=1189620318&do=diff1189620318 NAME pamusb-check SYNOPSIS Usage: pamusb-check [--help] [--debug] [--config=path] [--service=name] [--dump] [--quiet] <username> DESCRIPTION pamusb-check can simulate authentication through the pam_usb engine. It is useful for both testing purposes (to check the pam_usb configuration without having to try with a real program), but also for scripting. pamusb-check's exit code is 0 if the authentication was successful, 1 otherwise. It is used by pamusb-agent to check the device. EXAMP… text/html 2007-09-12T20:02:21+01:00 Andrea Luzzardi http://pamusb.org/doc/man/pamusb-conf?rev=1189620141&do=diff1189620141 NAME pamusb-conf - pam_usb configuration tool SYNOPSIS pamusb-conf [--help] [--verbose] [--config=path] [--add-user=name | --add-device=name] DESCRIPTION pamusb-conf is a tool designed to help generating the pamusb.conf configuration file. OPTIONS --help, -h Show summary of options. --verbose, -v Verbose output --config, -c Use the given configuration file (defaults to /etc/pamusb.conf). --add-device, -d Add a device --add-user, -u Add a user BUGS Please sen… text/html 2007-09-12T19:58:05+01:00 Andrea Luzzardi http://pamusb.org/doc/configuration?rev=1189619885&do=diff1189619885 Configuration is done through the pamusb-conf tool, as explained in the quickstart section. Most users don’t have to manually change pamusb.conf, however if you want to change some default settings, this document explains the syntax of the pamusb.conf configuration file.