Course 44 - RH Security Specialist | Episode 7: Linux Group Security and the Power of PAM

Podcast: CyberCode Academy · CyberCode Academy

Opublikowano: 2026-09-27

This episode explores two fundamental components of Linux access control: group administration and Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM).The lesson begins with practical group management, examining how administrators can organize users around shared resources and delegate specific group-management responsibilities without granting full root privileges. From there, the episode moves into the architecture of PAM, revealing how Linux separates authentication, account validation, password management, and session handling into a flexible modular framework.By the end of the episode, you will understand how Linux manages group membership, how authentication decisions are processed through PAM, and how multiple security modules can be combined...