Configuration
IBM® Verify Gateway for Linux® PAM and AIX® PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)ibm_authd daemon is no longer used.
The PAM system configuration file IBM Verify Gateway for Linux PAM and AIX PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules)The module configuration file Verify /etc/pam_ibm_auth.json .ibm_authd ibm_authd server is no longer used by the PAM module even if ibm_authd is enabled. For a multi-user system the ibm_authd method is not considered secure because its local TCP/IP communication is not encrypted. If ibm_authd must be used you can add the option "authd-force”: “y” to /etc/pam_ibm_auth.json under the ibm-auth-api section.