DOCUMENTATION
Install Instructions (quick 'n dirty)
- Pre-Steps
- enable BLUETOOTH support in your kernel (build-in or as a module).
- install bluetooth wrapper library, formerly known as bluez-libs.
- enable your bluetooth device.
- if you had installed bluez-utils you can do a test with hcitool scan for a live probe.
- Bluepam-Steps
- unpack the source distribution tar jxvf bluepam-x.y.z.tar.bz2
- read the INSTALL instruction for up-to-date information
- ./configure --libdir=/lib/security --sysconfdir=/etc
- make
- su -c "make install"
- edit /etc/security/bluesscan.conf (see next section for a working example)
- configure "/etc/pam.d/login" for you purpose (e.g. add "auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_blue.so debug")
Configuration
A sample configuration (/etc/security/blue.conf) say more then tousends words, so here they are:
general {
# the normal timeout for scanning
timeout = 3;
}
# configuration for user korzendorfer
korzendorfer = {
# bluetooth device name
name = tux;
# bluetooth mac address
bluemac = 54:34:34:34:34:34;
# a seaparate timeout
timeout = 10;
}
# group users
@users = {
name = AirbusA412;
bluemac = 54:34:34:34:34:34;
timeout = 10;
}
# the normal timeout for scanning
timeout = 3;
}
# configuration for user korzendorfer
korzendorfer = {
# bluetooth device name
name = tux;
# bluetooth mac address
bluemac = 54:34:34:34:34:34;
# a seaparate timeout
timeout = 10;
}
# group users
@users = {
name = AirbusA412;
bluemac = 54:34:34:34:34:34;
timeout = 10;
}
External Documentation
- English
-
The V. Samar and R. Schemers (SunSoft), ``UNIFIED LOGIN WITH PLUGGABLE AUTHENTICATION MODULES'',
Open Software Foundation Request For Comments 86.0, October 1995
- The Linux-PAM System Administrators' Guide.
- The Linux-PAM Module Writers' Guide.
- German
-
The V. Samar and R. Schemers (SunSoft), ``UNIFIED LOGIN WITH PLUGGABLE AUTHENTICATION MODULES'',
Open Software Foundation Request For Comments 86.0, October 1995
- The Linux-PAM System Administrators' Guide.
- The Linux-PAM Module Writers' Guide.
- French
- An article about pam_blue is published at www.digitalspirit.org. There you will also find ubuntu dapper and edgy packets.
