# Install linux-pam

Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux. Version 1.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:linux-pam
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install linux-pam
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add linux-pam
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#linux-pam
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/linux-pam/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:linux-pam
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/linux-pam>
- **Version:** 1.7.2
- **Source summary:** Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/tree/master/doc>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-1.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/download/v1.7.2/Linux-PAM-1.7.2.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- faillock (cli)
- mkhomedir_helper (cli)
- pam_namespace_helper (cli)
- pam_timestamp_check (cli)
- pwhistory_helper (cli)
- unix_chkpwd (cli)
- faillock (alias)
- mkhomedir_helper (alias)
- pam_namespace_helper (alias)
- pam_timestamp_check (alias)
- pwhistory_helper (alias)
- unix_chkpwd (alias)

## Dependencies

- libnsl
- libtirpc
- libxcrypt

## Build Dependencies

- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.7.2
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** linux-pam
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Requirements:** linux
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - linux-pam: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/linux-pam/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - linux-pam - 1.7.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam
- apk - linux-pam-dev - 1.7.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) (development files) | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam
- apk - linux-pam-doc - 1.7.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) (documentation) | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam
- apk - linux-pam-manual - 1.7.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam-manual from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) (manual) | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam
- apk - linux-pam-systemd - 1.7.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: linux-pam-systemd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) (systemd files) | https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam


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- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph