User's Manual

Mobile WiMAX RAS SPI-2213 System Description/Ed.00

3.3.3.5 Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM)

The PAM receives the account and the password of the operator who uses the console

terminal (IMISH and Web-EMT) when logging in, thus it perform the operator

authentication and the process of allowing the authority.

PAM Main Functions

y Operator’s account management and authentication

The function of managing and authenticating the account of the operator who uses the

console terminal (IMISH and Web-EMT) is performed.

y Operator’s authority management

The function of allowing the authority for all the commands which the operator can

perform is performed.

y Password management

Management functions such as creating the operator’s password, saving and updating

the encryption are performed.

PAM Implementation

PAM is implemented on the MMA-G as shown below. MMA-G has 1:1 active/standby

redundancy.

Figure 3.18 PAM Block

MRA-F #5

MRA-F #4

MRA-F #3

MRA-F #2

MRA-F #1

MRA-F #0

MMA-G

MEI-B