How to Install and Uninstall libpam-shield Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 10,2024

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "libpam-shield" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libpam-shield on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libpam-shield
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libpam-shield" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libpam-shield on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libpam-shield
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpam-shield package on Kali Linux

Package: libpam-shield
Source: pam-shield (0.9.6-1.3)
Version: 0.9.6-1.3+b2
Installed-Size: 115
Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgdbm6 (>= 1.16), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Suggests: iproute2, iptables, ufw
Size: 29912
SHA256: a7f9695b9d832027922786cc87ff0db4c44f012060ef770093dccc454a1fd321
SHA1: 806cc472ac00903871ab1ab4a648250587cf85d2
MD5sum: 28151ae8f1f8d685536b23a2a56014e0
Description: locks out remote attackers trying password guessing
In certain situations it is not possible to use host based
authentication and here pam-shield comes in use.
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It locks out brute-force password crackers using null-route or iptables rules.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://github.com/jtniehof/pam_shield
Tag: admin::login, role::program, role::shared-lib
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/p/pam-shield/libpam-shield_0.9.6-1.3+b2_amd64.deb