PAM RFID is a Linux Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) for RFID authentication. It uses an EM4100 compatible RFID reader (e.g. RDM6300) in conjunction with the PyRfid library https://github.com/philippmeisberger/pyrfid.
Per default the password authentication is set as fallback in case no RFID sensor is connected. Two-factor authentication is also possible. The module has to be configured by the pamrfid-conf program.
There are two ways of installing PAM RFID: Installation of the stable or latest version. The stable version is distributed through the PM Code Works APT repository and is fully tested but does not contain the latest changes.
Add PM Code Works repository
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Debian 9:
~# echo "deb http://apt.pm-codeworks.de stretch main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pm-codeworks.list -
Debian 10:
~# echo "deb http://apt.pm-codeworks.de buster main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pm-codeworks.list
Add PM Code Works signing key
~# wget -qO - http://apt.pm-codeworks.de/pm-codeworks.de.gpg | apt-key add -
~# apt-get update
Install the packages
~# apt-get install python-rfid libpam-rfid
The latest version contains the latest changes that may not have been fully tested and should therefore not be used in production. It is recommended to install the stable version.
Install required packages for building
~# apt-get install git devscripts equivs
Clone this repository
~$ git clone https://github.com/philippmeisberger/pam-rfid.git
Build the package
~$ cd ./pam-rfid/src/
~$ sudo mk-build-deps -i debian/control
~$ dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us
Install the package
~# dpkg -i ../libpam-rfid*.deb
Install missing dependencies
~# apt-get install -f
Add group "dialout" for each user which should be able to use PAM RFID
~# usermod -a -G dialout <username>
~# reboot
Enable PAM RFID for a user
~# pamrfid-conf --add-user <username>
Test if everything works well
~# pamrfid-conf --check-user <username>
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