From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [IPv6:2a01:7e0:0:424::9]) by lore.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 77F1B1FF161 for ; Wed, 4 Dec 2024 12:37:56 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 6847568FE; Wed, 4 Dec 2024 12:37:45 +0100 (CET) From: Fiona Ebner To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 12:37:08 +0100 Message-Id: <20241204113708.50043-6-f.ebner@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.5 In-Reply-To: <20241204113708.50043-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> References: <20241204113708.50043-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL -0.053 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% DMARC_MISSING 0.1 Missing DMARC policy KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 5/5] user management: clarify that password changes for PAM realm only apply to local node X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Proxmox VE development discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: pve-devel-bounces@lists.proxmox.com Sender: "pve-devel" Reported in the community forum: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/158518/ Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner --- pveum.adoc | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pveum.adoc b/pveum.adoc index 81565ab..b8303e8 100644 --- a/pveum.adoc +++ b/pveum.adoc @@ -170,8 +170,14 @@ Linux PAM Standard Authentication As Linux PAM corresponds to host system users, a system user must exist on each node which the user is allowed to log in on. The user authenticates with their -usual system password. This realm is added by default and can't be removed. In -terms of configurability, an administrator can choose to require two-factor +usual system password. This realm is added by default and can't be removed. + +Password changes via the GUI or, equivalently, the `/access/password` API +endpoint only apply to the local node and not cluster-wide. Even though {pve} +has a multi-master design, using different passwords for different nodes can +still offer a security benefit. + +In terms of configurability, an administrator can choose to require two-factor authentication with logins from the realm and to set the realm as the default authentication realm. -- 2.39.5 _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel