diff --git a/sys-auth/pambase/Manifest b/sys-auth/pambase/Manifest
index 43c9757572597..7168378e37d53 100644
--- a/sys-auth/pambase/Manifest
+++ b/sys-auth/pambase/Manifest
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ DIST pambase-20220214.tar.gz 3372 BLAKE2B fc560005c48598d972cf68bfbd33784be7d7e5
 DIST pambase-20240128.tar.bz2 5131 BLAKE2B 0950fff720f3a9d761a82303eaa7b997bfac635111b6cae772f7d9de2846147dbb4224326e5dba1868cb54a8a76076c2efed6615c861bbfa78256aba4f475da2 SHA512 6b4ad390c46f33947436892a5f19111a1c9f4ded406ae8ffe76539c94d541611b74ba697d76522b46da41f53aae45eb67c274fc0d6caec94d40c1691487624e6
 DIST pambase-20250223.tar.bz2 5124 BLAKE2B ea89d43c93d85baafa1a6951ae80c6306c762ab0524f84de86ed4b6a1abc1056e85c6b1f13012615ce2db40e113ce51e17ddcd274d5f4f4f94a0ec9315318500 SHA512 ce31d08f3fa51879cddab158ffed3dc9929c37a56e7dc2f757f7e87e72076a75d10874cba2020f398a198c0156ffc4ecc2ec5d6d654ca36f135a4f1837094b57
 DIST pambase-20250228.tar.bz2 5144 BLAKE2B ab4c8e84cc21e25ac12b66a3d9943becb62d4f53c2f9c201c79f2a1f1f1320f4bad2b56a2a76924386d7dbe9656abf5a0bd92bbbedda23088a26128aa743e79f SHA512 e2ccbcd0c3e6f9fb035a2489a79bdfff5f12fe9393517d3b7ddb3bbd7a6a6e5b358663b1423166b0250931d50f608bb81a9f486fc53dbc7126b3980617387c94
+DIST pambase-20250826.tar.bz2 4925 BLAKE2B c6929aa506b94b9215bd2c686fd9965d6c3a77f36c7a2d114ca5b2c39a30e2209a84408ee855559837d54161e359723889b89bb9c048bb36b00c7156495968fc SHA512 c9bc07ac617891ddab6f2a8358b10899462d9b54fcc3642d222dd2402914f24225854103b6c581aa2041fb0feb0f94688e07aad10ab94c3a629b4cd2937bd785
diff --git a/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-20250826.ebuild b/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-20250826.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..090d44646b705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-20250826.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..13} )
+
+inherit edo pam python-any-r1 readme.gentoo-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="PAM base configuration files"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/gentoo/pambase"
+
+if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]]; then
+	inherit git-r3
+	EGIT_REPO_URI="
+		https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/proj/pambase.git
+		https://github.com/gentoo/pambase.git
+	"
+else
+	SRC_URI="https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/pambase.git/snapshot/${P}.tar.bz2"
+
+	KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86"
+fi
+
+LICENSE="MIT"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="caps debug elogind gnome-keyring homed minimal mktemp +nullok pam_krb5 pam_ssh +passwdqc pwhistory pwquality securetty selinux +sha512 sssd systemd yescrypt"
+
+RESTRICT="binchecks"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	?? ( elogind systemd )
+	?? ( passwdqc pwquality )
+	?? ( sha512 yescrypt )
+	pwhistory? ( || ( passwdqc pwquality ) )
+	homed? ( !pam_krb5 )
+	pam_krb5? ( !homed )
+"
+
+MIN_PAM_REQ=1.4.0
+
+RDEPEND="
+	>=sys-libs/pam-${MIN_PAM_REQ}
+	elogind? ( sys-auth/elogind[pam] )
+	gnome-keyring? ( gnome-base/gnome-keyring[pam] )
+	mktemp? ( sys-auth/pam_mktemp )
+	pam_krb5? (
+		>=sys-libs/pam-${MIN_PAM_REQ}
+		sys-auth/pam_krb5
+	)
+	caps? ( sys-libs/libcap[pam] )
+	pam_ssh? ( sys-auth/pam_ssh )
+	passwdqc? ( >=sys-auth/passwdqc-1.4.0-r1 )
+	pwquality? ( dev-libs/libpwquality[pam] )
+	selinux? ( sys-libs/pam[selinux] )
+	sha512? ( >=sys-libs/pam-${MIN_PAM_REQ} )
+	homed? ( sys-apps/systemd[homed] )
+	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd[pam] )
+	yescrypt? ( sys-libs/libxcrypt[system] )
+	sssd? ( sys-auth/sssd )
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	$(python_gen_any_dep '
+		dev-python/jinja2[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+	')
+"
+
+python_check_deps() {
+	python_has_version "dev-python/jinja2[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	local crypt=md5
+	# TODO: sha256, blowfish, gost_yescrypt
+	use sha512 && crypt=sha512
+	use yescrypt && crypt=yescrypt
+
+	local pamargs=(
+		$(usev caps '--caps')
+		$(usev debug '--debug')
+		$(usev elogind '--elogind')
+		$(usev gnome-keyring '--gnome-keyring')
+		$(usev homed '--homed')
+		$(usev minimal '--minimal')
+		$(usev mktemp '--mktemp')
+		$(usev nullok '--nullok')
+		$(usev pam_krb5 '--krb5')
+		$(usev pam_ssh '--pam-ssh')
+		$(usev passwdqc '--passwdqc')
+		$(usev pwhistory '--pwhistory')
+		$(usev pwquality '--pwquality')
+		$(usev securetty '--securetty')
+		$(usev selinux '--selinux')
+		$(usex systemd '--systemd' '--openrc')
+		$(usev sssd '--sssd')
+
+		--encrypt=${crypt}
+	)
+
+	edo ${EPYTHON} ./${PN}.py "${pamargs[@]}"
+}
+
+src_test() { :; }
+
+src_install() {
+	local DOC_CONTENTS
+
+	if use passwdqc; then
+		DOC_CONTENTS="To amend the existing password policy please see the man 5 passwdqc.conf
+				page and then edit the /etc/security/passwdqc.conf file"
+	fi
+
+	if use pwquality; then
+		DOC_CONTENTS="To amend the existing password policy please see the man 5 pwquality.conf
+				page and then edit the /etc/security/pwquality.conf file"
+	fi
+
+	{ use passwdqc || use pwquality; } && readme.gentoo_create_doc
+
+	dopamd -r stack/.
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	{ use passwdqc || use pwquality; } && readme.gentoo_print_elog
+}
diff --git a/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-999999999.ebuild b/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-999999999.ebuild
index 01b62511d0225..090d44646b705 100644
--- a/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-999999999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/pambase/pambase-999999999.ebuild
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..13} )
 
-inherit pam python-any-r1 readme.gentoo-r1
+inherit edo pam python-any-r1 readme.gentoo-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="PAM base configuration files"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/gentoo/pambase"
@@ -70,27 +70,34 @@ python_check_deps() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	${EPYTHON} ./${PN}.py \
-		$(usex caps '--caps' '') \
-		$(usex debug '--debug' '') \
-		$(usex elogind '--elogind' '') \
-		$(usex gnome-keyring '--gnome-keyring' '') \
-		$(usex homed '--homed' '') \
-		$(usex minimal '--minimal' '') \
-		$(usex mktemp '--mktemp' '') \
-		$(usex nullok '--nullok' '') \
-		$(usex pam_krb5 '--krb5' '') \
-		$(usex pam_ssh '--pam-ssh' '') \
-		$(usex passwdqc '--passwdqc' '') \
-		$(usex pwhistory '--pwhistory' '') \
-		$(usex pwquality '--pwquality' '') \
-		$(usex securetty '--securetty' '') \
-		$(usex selinux '--selinux' '') \
-		$(usex sha512 '--sha512' '') \
-		$(usex systemd '--systemd' '--openrc') \
-		$(usex yescrypt '--yescrypt' '') \
-		$(usex sssd '--sssd' '') \
-	|| die
+	local crypt=md5
+	# TODO: sha256, blowfish, gost_yescrypt
+	use sha512 && crypt=sha512
+	use yescrypt && crypt=yescrypt
+
+	local pamargs=(
+		$(usev caps '--caps')
+		$(usev debug '--debug')
+		$(usev elogind '--elogind')
+		$(usev gnome-keyring '--gnome-keyring')
+		$(usev homed '--homed')
+		$(usev minimal '--minimal')
+		$(usev mktemp '--mktemp')
+		$(usev nullok '--nullok')
+		$(usev pam_krb5 '--krb5')
+		$(usev pam_ssh '--pam-ssh')
+		$(usev passwdqc '--passwdqc')
+		$(usev pwhistory '--pwhistory')
+		$(usev pwquality '--pwquality')
+		$(usev securetty '--securetty')
+		$(usev selinux '--selinux')
+		$(usex systemd '--systemd' '--openrc')
+		$(usev sssd '--sssd')
+
+		--encrypt=${crypt}
+	)
+
+	edo ${EPYTHON} ./${PN}.py "${pamargs[@]}"
 }
 
 src_test() { :; }