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# Welcome to the pam_panic wiki!
## TODO
- Wiki.
## What is pam_panic?
pam_panic is a library which expands the common Linux authentication module [Linux-PAM](http://www.linux-pam.org/) by a panic function.
## What is a panic function?
### In general
Imagine you are in an emergency situation, threatened by someone. If you'd work in a bank you'd push an alarm button. Pushing the alarm button is a conscious and deliberate panic action which executes something to secure yourself, like a silent alarm or even a big wall coming down.
### In pam_panic's context
pam_panic is another security layer you should put before entering your password (more about this later).
pam_panic will ask you for a removable media respectively a password you've set before. There you can decide if you plug in your panic media / enter your panic password or plug in your authentication device / authentication password.
If you should enter your panic password/media you can define through flags what happens then.
## Contact
Idle with us on IRC at **#pam_panic** on chat.**freenode**.net
Idle with us on IRC at **#pam_panic** on irc.**freenode**.net