From: noone@nowhere.net   
      
   On Sat, 2 Apr 2022 03:26:09 -0000 (UTC), David Chmelik wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:43:44 +0000, Eric Pozharski wrote:   
   >   
   >> p.s.  As of supposed blame laying -- don't.  The Patrick did what he   
   >> did because time is scarce resource.   
   >   
   > I don't blame Patrick Volkerding, but PAM for (as discussed in previous   
   > thread) moving away from Unix philosophy.   
      
   	PAM is convenient when it comes to using other authentication   
   mechanisms - e.g. RADIUS or LDAP. But it is a huge security concern: it   
   is way too easy to end up with an open system when PAM is used.   
      
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