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22 lines
752 B
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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="guide"
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id="standard-authentication">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="index#authentication"/>
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</info>
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<title>Standard Authentication</title>
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<p>
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Authentication is performed using the <code>lightdm</code> PAM service.
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This service is configured by default to use the unix PAM modules and performs traditional password authentication.
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Authentication is initiated by the greeter and may involve informational messages and prompts to the user.
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Once authentication is complete the greeter is allowed to start a <link xref="index#sessions">user session</link>.
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</p>
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<p>
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If required this service can be modified to support any authentication scheme that is compatible with PAM.
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</p>
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</page>
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