Hi,
I was wondering. If I have a program (imap server) that was compiled with PAM support, do I still need to run it from inetd using the tcp wrappers or is it enough to set up PAM for this application?
Thanks, Avi
PAM and tcp_wrappers are two different approaches/methods to restrict
access to a service and shouldn't be mixed up:
tcp_wrappers aka tcpd or libwrap.a is capable of enforcing access
restrictions based on the IP or network address or range or hostname
(range) (as resolved) of the host where the connection comes from. This
mechanism can _not_ restrict any authentification:
PAM (pluggable authentification module) works on the layer of the
application and is responsible for the authentification of the user.
Roman.
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