Python backend binding to PAM, NSS or pppd

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Heiko Wundram wrote:

> Hey all!
> 
> Before I start hacking away, I'm looking for a Python backend binding for
> libpam or libnss, or a python binding for the pppd plugin mechanism.
> 
> I'm trying to set up an SQL authentication scheme for virtual user
> accounts used for mail and PPTP-VPN-access, and I'd love to do the
> authentication bit in Python. And, yes, I know about pam-mysql and
> nss-mysql, but both projects are old and unmaintained, and I use Oracle as
> backend DB anyway.
> 
> If anybody knows of any project which has implemented a part of this, I'd
> love to hear about the effort...

I've been using pyton-pam before. Works as expected - but pam frustrated me
a bit, and you gotta run as root for it to work - a thing I didn't want to
do.

No idea for pppd.
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Regards,

Diez B. Roggisch