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Integration with Active Directory Jeremy Allison Samba Team

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Integrating Windows AuthenticationServices <strong>with</strong> Linux/UNIX•Linux/UNIX systems started <strong>with</strong> local files containing allauthentication information.•Since then a standardized plug­in architecture has been developedto allow replacement of the authentication information validation(user logons) and maintenance (password changing) <strong>with</strong> manydifferent possible targets.•PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) – API invented by Sunand adopted by Linux and other UNIX platforms.

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