Information about the package, pam_shield, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The pam_shield package is designed for, Pam Shield - A pam module to counter brute force attacks.
Package Name:
pam_shield
Summary:
Pam Shield - A pam module to counter brute force attacks
Description:
This is a pam module that supports brute force blocking against pam authentication mechanisms.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.9.5
Release:
8.el6
Size:
33 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the pam_shield package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install pam_shield
This command will install pam_shield on the server.
yum remove pam_shield
This command will un-install pam_shield on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_shield, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove pam_shield
This command will un-install pam_shield on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pam_shield when using the -y flag.
yum update pam_shield
This command will update pam_shield to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove pam_shield, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update pam_shield
This command will update pam_shield to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove pam_shield when using the -y flag.
yum info pam_shield
This command will show you core information about the pam_shield package.
yum deplist pam_shield
This command will show you the dependencies for pam_shield. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update pam_shield
This command will check if there is an update waiting on pam_shield. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.