[pptp-server] PoPToP and PAM

[Josh Howlett]

On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Gustav Jansen wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Josh Howlett wrote:
> > Use the "login" option in your pppd options file.
> >
> > You can only use this with PAP auth.
> 
> What I was thinking, was that if I could login via PAM, I could use the
> PAM-module that ships with Samba, to authenticate to a Win2000 PDC. But
> I still need the CHAP protocol(or similar) to have a
> secure( more secure) way of transferring the passwords.

This isn't possible using PAM.
 
> > On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Gustav Jansen wrote:
> > > I was wondering if there is any possibility to verify login to a pptpd
> > > server using PAM. Or if there are any plans on developing support for this
> > > auth. mechanism?
> 
> --
> regards
> 
> Gustav Jansen
> Linux Communications AS
> 
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Josh Howlett, Network Support Officer,
Networking & Digital Communications,
Information Systems & Computing,
University of Bristol, U.K.
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