Talk:Pluggable Authentication Module

How does PAM relate to SASL, GSS API, JAAS? Yaron 23:03, May 17, 2004 (UTC)

JAAS is a Java implementation of PAM. PAM provides low-level authentication functions and wouldn't be used on the protocol level like SASL, although some SASL libraries (Cyrus) use PAM for the underlying authentication. ElBenevolente 00:47, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

Requested move

• Oppose. Unless a term is only used as a plural (i.e. you would never have just one Christmas light, it's always Christmas lights), then it should always have a singular article title.   –radiojon 01:45, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC)
  • You never have just one Pluggable Authentication Module either, you always have a set of them... just as a single christmas light isn't remotely useful, neither is a single PAM module; your system wouldn't function at all. Also, PAM literally refers to the plural form, it's never referred to in the singular. Biot 13:52, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
    • Okay, if there is an actual protocol named "Pluggable Authentication Modules" then it needs to be moved to that properly-capitalized name instead. If it is just a concept of how something works, then it should remain at pluggable authentication module.   –radiojon 17:10, 2005 Jun 6 (UTC)
      • If you have no idea what PAM is, what possesses you to spout opinions on it? Biot 17:55, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)