BSD Authentication
Today, BSD Authentication is a topic that is gaining relevance in different areas of society. Its impact has extended to multiple sectors, generating debate and controversy around its implications and consequences. From the economic to the social spheres, BSD Authentication has captured the attention of experts and citizens alike, who seek to better understand its influence and find ways to address its challenges. In this article, we will comprehensively explore the meaning, scope and implications of BSD Authentication, as well as possible strategies to address its challenges.
BSD Authentication, otherwise known as BSD Auth, is an authentication framework and software API employed by OpenBSD and accompanying software such as OpenSSH. It originated with BSD/OS, and although the specification and implementation were donated to the FreeBSD project by BSDi, OpenBSD chose to adopt the framework in release 2.9. Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) serves a similar purpose on other operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD.
BSD Auth performs authentication by executing scripts or programs as separate processes from the one requiring the authentication. This prevents the child authentication process from interfering with the parent except through a narrowly defined inter-process communication API, a technique inspired by the principle of least privilege and known as privilege separation. This behaviour has significant security benefits, notably improved fail-safeness of software, and robustness against malicious and accidental software bugs.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Niels Provos; Markus Friedl; Peter Honeyman (2003). "Preventing Privilege Escalation". Proceedings of the 12th USENIX Security Symposium. pp. 231–242.
External links
- : simplified interface to the BSD Authentication system – OpenBSD Library Functions Manual
- : interface to the BSD Authentication system – OpenBSD Library Functions Manual
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