Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:32:01 +0930 From: "Stavros Patiniotis" <sp@esc.net.au> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: authentication Message-ID: <002801c14693$d1591e60$3700000a@private.esc.net.au>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C146E3.71738080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am in the process of changing the way that several services on my = network authenticate. In particular, I want all services to by = authenticated by way of my username and password system that I have = implement using a database (mySQL). Basically, this means that POP, SMTP = & FTP need to use this new password checking system. I have radius = using external perl scripts which queries the database to achieve = authentication without issue. Now I realise that PAM could be ideally suited to this. What sort of = load can PAM handle, in terms of auth and account type requests? At an = educated guess I have about 60 auth request per minute, but probably = double this during peak periods. I therfore need a solution that will = scale from this, as its only going to get busier. Where can I find information about PAM so I can adapt my perl script to = be the method that the pam.conf file uses to authenticate a user. Am I = reinveting the wheel? Any other suggestions? (I realise perl probably isn't the answer for production, but I just = want to test it!) The software packages that I will use are Postfix, ProFtp, Cistron = Radius, and Qpopper. I currently have FreeBSD 4.1, but will be = upgrading soon. Thanks. Stavros. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C146E3.71738080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I am in the process of changing the way that = several=20 services on my network authenticate. In particular, I want all = services to=20 by authenticated by way of my username and password system that I=20 have implement using a database (mySQL). Basically, this means that = POP,=20 SMTP & FTP need to use this new password checking system. = I have=20 radius using external perl scripts which queries the database to achieve = authentication without issue.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Now I realise that PAM could = be ideally suited=20 to this. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>What sort of load can PAM = handle, in=20 terms of auth and account type requests? At an educated guess I = have about=20 60 auth request per minute, but probably double this during peak = periods. =20 I therfore need a solution that will scale from this, as its only going = to get=20 busier.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Where can I find information about PAM so I can = adapt my=20 perl script to be the method that the pam.conf file uses to authenticate = a user.=20 Am I reinveting the wheel? Any other suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>(I realise perl probably isn't the answer for = production,=20 but I just want to test it!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The software packages that I will use are = Postfix,=20 ProFtp, Cistron Radius, and Qpopper. I currently have FreeBSD 4.1, = but=20 will be upgrading soon.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Stavros.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C146E3.71738080-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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