Reference

pam_smartcard(8)

Smartcard PAM module

NAME

pam_smartcard – Smartcard PAM module

SYNOPSIS

[service-name] function-class control-flag pam_smartcard [options]

DESCRIPTION

The Smartcard PAM module supports authentication function class. In terms of the function-class parameter, this is “auth.”

The Smartcard Authentication Module

This module permits or denies users based on smartcard authentication support in the Open Directory database, and the presence of an appropriate smartcard in the reader attached to the local machine. When a card is locked, the user is asked to unlock it with his PIN.

The following options may be passed to this account management module:

no_check_shell

Continues evaluation even if user's shell is not valid. Normally, users with a shell like /usr/bin/false are considered as disabled.

no_ignore

Return failure when an appropriate smartcard is not present.

EXAMPLE

Adding the following line on the top of the /etc/pam.d/sudo enables smartcard support for sudo:
auth   sufficient     pam_smartcard.so

SEE ALSO

pam.conf(5), pam(8) SmartCardServices(7)

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