The securetty module Synopsis

Module Name: Author[s]: Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu> Maintainer: Red Hat Software: (if unavailable, contact Elliot Lee <sopwith@cuc.edu>). Management groups provided: authentication Cryptographically sensitive: Security rating: Clean code base: System dependencies: /etc/securetty file Network aware: Requires the application to fill in the PAM_TTY item correctly in order to act meaningfully. Overview of module

Provides standard Unix securetty checking. Authentication component

Recognized arguments: Description: Provides standard Unix securetty checking, which causes authentication for root to fail unless PAM_TTY is set to a string listed in the /etc/securetty file. For all other users, it succeeds. Examples/suggested usage: For canonical usage, should be listed as a required authentication method before any sufficient authentication methods.