Linux PAM
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Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a flexible authentication framework used by many Unix-like systems to manage user authentication and account policies through a modular, configurable interface.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linux PAM canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8285866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linux PAM Context triple: [Proxmox VE, supportsAuthenticationBackend, Linux PAM]
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A.
PAM
PAM is the IATA airport code for Tyndall Air Force Base, a United States Air Force installation near Panama City, Florida.
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B.
kernel authorization framework (kauth)
The kernel authorization framework (kauth) is NetBSD’s modular in-kernel security subsystem that centralizes and manages authorization decisions for various system operations.
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C.
Luks
Luks is the surname of American realist painter and Ashcan School member George Luks.
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D.
Linux Security Modules API
The Linux Security Modules API is a kernel-level framework in Linux that allows the implementation of pluggable security policies and access control mechanisms such as AppArmor and SELinux.
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E.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Linux PAM Target entity description: Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a flexible authentication framework used by many Unix-like systems to manage user authentication and account policies through a modular, configurable interface.
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A.
PAM
PAM is the IATA airport code for Tyndall Air Force Base, a United States Air Force installation near Panama City, Florida.
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B.
kernel authorization framework (kauth)
The kernel authorization framework (kauth) is NetBSD’s modular in-kernel security subsystem that centralizes and manages authorization decisions for various system operations.
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C.
Luks
Luks is the surname of American realist painter and Ashcan School member George Luks.
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D.
Linux Security Modules API
The Linux Security Modules API is a kernel-level framework in Linux that allows the implementation of pluggable security policies and access control mechanisms such as AppArmor and SELinux.
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E.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
authentication framework
ⓘ
pluggable authentication system ⓘ software library ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PAM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apiStyle | C API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Linux security software
ⓘ
authentication software ⓘ |
| component |
PAM configuration files
ⓘ
PAM library NERFINISHED ⓘ PAM modules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configurationDirectory | /etc/pam.d ⓘ |
| configurationFileLocation | /etc/pam.conf ⓘ |
| designGoal |
flexible authentication
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modularity ⓘ reusability of authentication code ⓘ separation of authentication policy from applications ⓘ |
| feature |
account restrictions
ⓘ
centralized authentication control ⓘ configurable authentication policies ⓘ password quality checks ⓘ per-application configuration ⓘ pluggable modules ⓘ session setup and teardown ⓘ stackable authentication modules ⓘ support for multiple authentication mechanisms ⓘ |
| fullName | Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homepage | https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | original PAM framework from Sun Microsystems ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| libraryName | libpam ⓘ |
| license | LGPL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Linux-PAM project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moduleType |
account
ⓘ
auth ⓘ password ⓘ session ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Linux ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
account management
ⓘ
password management ⓘ session management ⓘ user authentication ⓘ |
| supportsAuthenticationMethod |
Kerberos authentication
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LDAP authentication ⓘ RADIUS authentication ⓘ UNIX password authentication ⓘ shadow password authentication ⓘ smart card authentication ⓘ two-factor authentication ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
AIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FreeBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ Linux ⓘ OpenBSD NERFINISHED ⓘ Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
FTP servers
ⓘ
PAM-aware applications ⓘ display managers ⓘ login program ⓘ sshd ⓘ su ⓘ sudo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Linux PAM Description of subject: Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a flexible authentication framework used by many Unix-like systems to manage user authentication and account policies through a modular, configurable interface.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.