On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:08:55PM +0300, Israel Shikler wrote:
Is anyone aware of Smart Card or Biometric solutions for logging in,
to Linux or AIX with PAM?
I think that you are going to have a great deal of trouble finding anything
by looking for Linux or AIX solutions. There are many Windows products out
there, and if I were you I would start by looking at them.
Once you find ones that would fit your needs and are available where you
want them, contact the manufacturers and see if they have an AIX or
Linux support.
If they do not have the support you want, you may be able to convince them
to develop it for you.
For Linux, you could always "roll your own", PAM development is well documented,
smart card support is well documented and it allows you to put what you want
on the card.
You could also cheap out and use USB sticks. I did it 10 years ago with
floppies and Windows NT.
IMHO a really neat solution, complete with commerical potential would be
RFID chips. You could implant them in almost anything, ID cards, wallets,
uniforms, employees..............
I also am a fan of passphrases, where the key (as in ssh) is encrypted
with a pass phrase. This way you have to have both pieces, the identifying
device and the secret. It also makes sure that you are a live person
(insert sci-fi/crime reference if you want).
Geoff.
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