diff --git a/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account b/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account
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+#
+# /etc/pam.d/common-account - authorization settings common to all services
+#
+# This file is included from other service-specific PAM config files,
+# and should contain a list of the authorization modules that define
+# the central access policy for use on the system.  The default is to
+# only deny service to users whose accounts are expired in /etc/shadow.
+#
+# As of pam 1.0.1-6, this file is managed by pam-auth-update by default.
+# To take advantage of this, it is recommended that you configure any
+# local modules either before or after the default block, and use
+# pam-auth-update to manage selection of other modules.  See
+# pam-auth-update(8) for details.
+#
+
+# here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
+account	[success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]	pam_unix.so
+# here's the fallback if no module succeeds
+account	requisite			pam_deny.so
+account	required			pam_tally2.so
+# prime the stack with a positive return value if there isn't one already;
+# this avoids us returning an error just because nothing sets a success code
+# since the modules above will each just jump around
+account	required			pam_permit.so
+# and here are more per-package modules (the "Additional" block)
+# end of pam-auth-update config
diff --git a/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth b/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth
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+++ b/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth
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+#
+# /etc/pam.d/common-auth - authentication settings common to all services
+#
+# This file is included from other service-specific PAM config files,
+# and should contain a list of the authentication modules that define
+# the central authentication scheme for use on the system
+# (e.g., /etc/shadow, LDAP, Kerberos, etc.).  The default is to use the
+# traditional Unix authentication mechanisms.
+
+# here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
+auth	[success=ok default=1]	pam_tally2.so deny=0 unlock_time=0
+auth	[success=1 default=ignore]	pam_unix.so nullok_secure
+# here's the fallback if no module succeeds
+auth	requisite			pam_deny.so
+# prime the stack with a positive return value if there isn't one already;
+# this avoids us returning an error just because nothing sets a success code
+# since the modules above will each just jump around
+auth	required			pam_permit.so
+# and here are more per-package modules (the "Additional" block)
diff --git a/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-password b/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-password
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+++ b/recipes-core/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-password
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+#
+# /etc/pam.d/common-password - password-related modules common to all services
+#
+# This file is included from other service-specific PAM config files,
+# and should contain a list of modules that define the services to be
+# used to change user passwords.  The default is pam_unix.
+
+# Explanation of pam_unix options:
+#
+# The "sha512" option enables salted SHA512 passwords.  Without this option,
+# the default is Unix crypt.  Prior releases used the option "md5".
+#
+# The "obscure" option replaces the old `OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB' option in
+# login.defs.
+#
+# See the pam_unix manpage for other options.
+
+# here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
+password	[success=ok default=die]	pam_cracklib.so debug enforce_for_root reject_username minlen=8 difok=0
+#password	[success=ok ignore=ignore default=die]	pam_pwhistory.so debug enforce_for_root remember=0 use_authtok
+password	[success=1 default=die] 	pam_unix.so sha512 use_authtok
+# here's the fallback if no module succeeds
+password	requisite			pam_deny.so
+# prime the stack with a positive return value if there isn't one already;
+# this avoids us returning an error just because nothing sets a success code
+# since the modules above will each just jump around
+password	required			pam_permit.so
+# and here are more per-package modules (the "Additional" block)
diff --git a/recipes-core/pam/libpam_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/pam/libpam_%.bbappend
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+FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+SRC_URI += " file://pam.d/common-password \
+             file://pam.d/common-account \
+             file://pam.d/common-auth \
+            "
+
+RDEPENDS_${PN}-runtime += "${MLPREFIX}pam-plugin-cracklib-${libpam_suffix} \
+                           ${MLPREFIX}pam-plugin-tally2-${libpam_suffix} \
+                           ${MLPREFIX}pam-plugin-pwhistory-${libpam_suffix} \
+                          "