pam_usb (Hardware Auth via Memory Sticks) This is a PAM module for Linux authentication using USB memory sticks, SD cards, external SSD etc. Simply speaking, it lets you log onto your Linux user without typing password if the pre-configured memory stick is detected. See https://github.com/mcdope/pam_usb for configuration instruction. In Slackware 15, the right file to modify are /etc/pam.d/system-auth /etc/security/pam_usb.conf