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/usr/bin/passwd offers a "safe way" for root to edit /etc/passwd (or shadow). If setuid it allows regular users to change passwd without asking root to do changes for them. (note: does have learning curve on args to choose) gnupasswd - gnu change user password gnugpasswd - gnu change group password gnupasswd(1) has a goal to work with older login.c/linux and some newer too, also "getpwent" (any glibc). or help convert. gnupassd does pass only: leaves all else alone (compat). ...

DACS,a light-weight single sign-on and role-based security system for Apache or server-based software, provides comprehensive authentication capabilities, and powerful, transparent rule-based authorization checking for any web service or CGI program. The latest release is DACS 1.5.1 (26-Oct-2025) It is not available here! Get it at https://dacs.dss.ca/download.html

...It allows you to create SQL users that are going to be authenticated using a LDAP server. This allows to minimize administrative duties, since your users will be able to reuse their existing account to access the database. The plugin requires MySQL 5.5.7 and up. It is compiled as an add on and does not require you to alter MySQL source code, or recompile the entire server. The plugin add support for LDAP using the openLDAP library.

AccounteX is an IP accounting system based on the IP Stat program. It has many exciting features like fully customizable web traffic accounting and user access control by many different values. information service and web statistics and administration.

The nss_sqldb project provides ability to access system databases (like passwd, groups etc.) from a SQL database. As a result service authentication can be done from a database rather than files like /etc/passwd.