diff --git a/meta-security/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroup/packagegroup-core-security.bbappend b/meta-security/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroup/packagegroup-core-security.bbappend
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+++ b/meta-security/dynamic-layers/networking-layer/recipes-core/packagegroup/packagegroup-core-security.bbappend
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+
+RDEPENDS:packagegroup-security-utils += "\
+    ${@bb.utils.contains("DISTRO_FEATURES", "pam", "sssd", "",d)} \
+"