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diff --git a/doc/wiki/Sasl.txt b/doc/wiki/Sasl.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..940f187 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/wiki/Sasl.txt @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +SASL +==== + +SASL stands for "Simple Authentication and Security Layer". SASL itself is +nothing more than a list of requirements for <authentication mechanisms> +[Authentication.Mechanisms.txt] and protocols to be SASL-compatible as +described in RFC 4422 [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4422.txt]. IMAP, POP3 and +SMTP protocols all have support for SASL. + +Many people confuse SASL with one specific SASL implementation: the Cyrus SASL +library. Dovecot has its own SASL implementation which may at some point be +separated from Dovecot itself to "compete" against Cyrus SASL library in server +side. + +Dovecot SASL can already be used with: + + * Postfix *v2.3* and later. See <HowTo.PostfixAndDovecotSASL.txt> for details. + + * Exim *v4.64* and later. See <HowTo.EximAndDovecotSASL.txt> for details. + * chasquid [https://blitiri.com.ar/p/chasquid] *v0.04* and later. See + <HowTo.ChasquidAndDovecotSASL.txt> for details. + * Prosody (with mod_auth_dovecot) + * ejabberd (with check_dovecot.pl) + +Hopefully more software will follow. + +(This file was created from the wiki on 2019-06-19 12:42) |