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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150227
Category:Policy
Title:Linux: SSH UsePAM
Summary:UsePAM Enables the Pluggable Authentication Module interface. If set to 'yes'; this will enable PAM authentication using ChallengeResponseAuthentication and; PasswordAuthentication in addition to PAM account and session module processing for all; authentication types.;; When usePAM is set to yes, PAM runs through account and session types properly. This is important; if you want to restrict access to services based off of IP, time or other factors of the account.; Additionally, you can make sure users inherit certain environment variables on login or disallow; access to the server.
Description:Summary:
UsePAM Enables the Pluggable Authentication Module interface. If set to 'yes'
this will enable PAM authentication using ChallengeResponseAuthentication and
PasswordAuthentication in addition to PAM account and session module processing for all
authentication types.

When usePAM is set to yes, PAM runs through account and session types properly. This is important
if you want to restrict access to services based off of IP, time or other factors of the account.
Additionally, you can make sure users inherit certain environment variables on login or disallow
access to the server.

CVSS Score:
0.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N

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