On Tue, 20 Jul 2021, Jürgen Botz wrote: > of sense, although the exact semantics of each authentication method > (password and keyboard-interactive) aren't completely clear even after > studying the documentation. Does password bypass PAM entirely and have > sshd check the password directly? I don’t know either. Is there a write-up on this? I do know that I can only use password to log into my BSD box successfully, not keyboard-interactive, so they are not equivalent. There’s (thankfully!) no PAM on BSD. Anything related to PAM is therefore openssh-portable-related. bye, //mirabilos -- Infrastrukturexperte • tarent solutions GmbH Am Dickobskreuz 10, D-53121 Bonn • http://www.tarent.de/ Telephon +49 228 54881-393 • Fax: +49 228 54881-235 HRB AG Bonn 5168 • USt-ID (VAT): DE122264941 Geschäftsführer: Dr. Stefan Barth, Kai Ebenrett, Boris Esser, Alexander Steeg ************************************************* Mit dem tarent-Newsletter nichts mehr verpassen: www.tarent.de/newsletter ************************************************* _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev