> > - PAM is standard.
> 
> "Standard"?  I don't think so.  It's common, but it's far from being a
> real standard.  I wonder if the GNU/Linux implementation can even load
> and use a binary Solaris plugin (assuming it's for the same target CPU).

PAM is a standard.  http://www.opengroup.org/tech/rfc/mirror-rfc/rfc86.0.txt

Ben
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