Re: [Evolution] SMTP AUTH and Evo

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

see:

http://www.iana.org/assignments/sasl-mechanisms

:)

On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 15:15, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
> søn, 2002-09-01 kl. 15:32 skrev Not Zed:
>
> > > > Currently we support the following SASL mechanisms:
> > > > CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, KERBEROS_V4, LOGIN, PLAIN, and SPA (aka NTLM)
>
> > > Some might say that a number of these, if not all, are not SASL.
>
> > why?
>
> Because SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) is an
> authentication mechanism that uses an underlying system (ususally a
> Kerberos key base) for its purpose.
>
> Cram_MD5 is a cipher mechanism, LOGIN is a login mechanism, AUTH PLAIN
> is a mechanism for plain text user/password authentication, KERBEROS V¤
> is Kerberos (and out of date anyway) SPA is Microsoft's Secure Password
> Authentication which one could compare with PPP CHAP.
>
> None of these are SASL. Visit ftp.andrew.cmu.edu and check out Cyrus
> SASL which is a pain in the behind for those trying to configure
> Openldap to use it - the latest versions use Kerberos V5 as underlying
> mechanism..
>
> To my mind, TLS and AUTH PLAIN are quite sufficient (if used correctly)
> to ensure privacy of mail.
>
> Best,
>
> Tony
>
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