pam_timestamp

pam_timestamp(8)	System Administrator’s Manual	     pam_timestamp(8)



NAME
       pam_timestamp  -	 authenticate  using cached successful authentication
       attempts

SYNOPSIS
       auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so
       session optional /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so


DESCRIPTION
       In  a  nutshell,	 pam_timestamp	 caches	  successful   authentication
       attempts,  and  allows  you  to use a recent successful attempt as the
       basis for authentication.

       When an application opens a session using pam_timestamp,	 a  timestamp
       file  is	 created in the timestampdir directory for the user.  When an
       application attempts to authenticate the user,  a  pam_timestamp	 will
       treat a sufficiently- recent timestamp file as grounds for succeeding.


ARGUMENTS
       debug  turns on debugging via syslog(3).

       timestampdir=name
	      tells pam_timestamp.so where to place and search for  timestamp
	      files.   This should match the directory configured for sudo(1)
	      in the sudoers(5) file.

       timestamp_timeout=number
	      tells pam_timestamp.so how long it should treat timestamp files
	      as valid after their last modification date.  This should match
	      the value configured for sudo(1) in the sudoers(5) file.

       verbose
	      attempt to inform the user when access is granted.


EXAMPLE
       /etc/pam.d/some-config-tool:
       auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so verbose  auth  required
       /lib/security/pam_unix.so
       session	  required   /lib/security/pam_permit.so   session   optional
       /lib/security/pam_timestamp.so


CAVEATS
       Users can get confused when they aren’t	always	asked  for  passwords
       when  running  a	 given	program.  Some users reflexively begin typing
       information before noticing that it’s not being asked for.


SEE ALSO
       pam_timestamp_check(8)


BUGS
       Let’s hope not, but if you find any, please email the author.


AUTHOR
       Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com>



Red Hat Linux			  2002/02/07		     pam_timestamp(8)