On the recordRead 9 Oct 202621 facts
polkit
On the record
- Application integration
- The libpolkit-gobject-1 library wraps the polkit D-Bus API and can be used from C/C++ and higher-level languages that support GObject Introspection, including JavaScript and Python.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Architecture
- The polkit authority runs as a system daemon, and mechanisms, subjects, and authentication agents communicate with it over the system message bus.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Users can obtain temporary authorization by authenticating as themselves or as an administrative user.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Authentication agents
- The libpolkit-agent-1 library provides an abstraction of the native authentication system and facilities for communicating with the polkit D-Bus service.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authentication integration
- The libpolkit-agent-1 library provides an abstraction of the native authentication system, such as PAM, and facilities for communicating with the polkit D-Bus service.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Authorization model
- It centralizes authorization decisions for access to privileged operations requested by unprivileged applications.wiki.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Authorization tools
- The project includes tools to check authorizations, list registered actions, execute commands as another user, and provide textual authentication.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Bug reports and support
- The project directs non-security bug reports to GitHub Issues or the polkit-devel mailing list.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Command line
- Authorization checks can use the D-Bus API or the pkcheck command, and pkexec can execute a command as another user.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Developer interfaces
- The documentation lists D-Bus interfaces, a library API, and an authentication agent API.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Downloads and build
- The project links to release tarballs and documents building from source with Meson, Ninja, and GCC.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended rule authors
- Authorization rules are intended for system administrators and special-purpose operating systems or environments.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Libraries
- The libpolkit-gobject-1 library wraps the D-Bus API and supports C, C++, JavaScript, and Python through GObject Introspection.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Policy rules
- System administrators and special-purpose operating systems or environments can control authorization policy with JavaScript rule files.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Policy service
- The polkit authority is implemented as the polkitd system daemon, which runs as the polkitd system user and communicates over the system message bus.polkit.pages.freedesktop.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- polkit is a toolkit for defining and handling authorizations that lets unprivileged processes communicate with privileged processes.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release downloads
- The project provides releases and older release tarballs, and documents GPG signature verification for compressed tarballs.github.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Release verification
- The project documents verifying release tarballs with GPG signatures and publishes a public key fingerprint.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
