ANNOUNCE: pam_auth

Hello, I have made available the first release of pam_auth, a PAM extension for PHP4. PAM is a flexible authentication system used on Linux and Solaris which allows authentication to be handled by combinations of modules. With this extension on a PAM enabled system, you can use php to authenticate users via any supported PAM module such as local password files, Windows NT Domains, Kerberos, Radius, and many others. My goal was to make a simple, clean extension which would allow anyone to easily authenticate with PAM without worrying about the details of the PAM API. If you need the PAM API, Steve Langasek has a great extension that will do that. More information and answers to the most likely questions can be found at http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccunning/pam_auth.html Note: This is an initial release, I have as of yet only tested it on x86 Linux (RedHat 6.2). I'll verify functionality on Solaris and LinuxPPC shortly, please report any success or failure if you try some other platforms. -- Chad Cunningham ccunning@math.ohio-state.edu Only 95 days until RSA Patent expiration!