control-pam: Add unix_chkpwd and pam_timestamp_check

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These are what we consider significant SIG/Security news items, not an exhaustive list of package updates and wiki edits.
## January 3, 2024
[control](packages/control.md) `0.8.0-7` can now manage two SUID root PAM helper programs `unix_chkpwd` and `pam_timestamp_check`.
## December 27, 2023
[control](packages/control.md) `0.8.0-5` can now manage user password hashing scheme and password policy in use by PAM-aware programs.

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## EL9
- Version `0.8.0-5.el9_3.security`
- Version `0.8.0-7.el9_3.security`
### Package summary
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newgidmap public (public wheelonly restricted)
newgrp public (public wheelonly restricted)
newuidmap public (public wheelonly restricted)
pam_timestamp_check public (public restricted)
password-hash sha512crypt (sha512crypt yescrypt)
password-policy pwquality (pwquality passwdqc)
unix_chkpwd public (public restricted)
write public (public restricted)
```
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newgidmap restricted (public wheelonly restricted)
newgrp restricted (public wheelonly restricted)
newuidmap restricted (public wheelonly restricted)
pam_timestamp_check restricted (public restricted)
password-hash yescrypt (sha512crypt yescrypt)
password-policy passwdqc (pwquality passwdqc)
unix_chkpwd restricted (public restricted)
write restricted (public restricted)
```
The default settings (typically `public`) correspond to EL packages' defaults (and are typically the most relaxed security-wise).
Please refer to `control(8)` man page for command-line usage syntax.
### Sub-packages
Currently, there are 3 sub-packages:
Currently, there are 4 sub-packages:
#### control
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#### control-pam
Facility specifications corresponding to the `pam` package. Currently, these allow to `control` user password hashing scheme and password policy in use by PAM-aware programs.
Facility specifications corresponding to the `pam` package. Currently, these allow to `control` user password hashing scheme and password policy in use by PAM-aware programs, as well as two SUID root PAM helper programs `unix_chkpwd` and `pam_timestamp_check`.
### Change log
```
* Wed Jan 3 2024 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> 0.8.0-7
- Add unix_chkpwd and pam_timestamp_check facilities to the pam sub-package
* Wed Jan 3 2024 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> 0.8.0-6
- Revise password-hash and password-policy to process the underlying two
"sub-facilities" (for the two configuration files updated by each of these)
using the same logic that we had used for mount (where the two underlying
"sub-facilities" are the mount and umount programs)
* Wed Dec 27 2023 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> 0.8.0-5
- Install control(8) mode 755 since some of its features work as non-root
- Add sub-package with facilities and triggers for pam password hashing and
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* Wed Dec 13 2023 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> 0.8.0-2
- In addition to Requires(pre), also use Requires in the sub-package
- In %%triggerprein_control, pre-check that the facility exists
- In %triggerprein_control, pre-check that the facility exists
- Use (renamed) copies of the trigger macros within this spec file
* Wed Dec 13 2023 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> 0.8.0-1