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http://www.iana.org/assignments/sasl-mechanisms :) On Mon, 2002-09-02 at 15:15, Tony Earnshaw wrote: > s�n, 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 is Kerberos (and out of date anyway) SPA is Microsoft's Secure Password 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 > > -- > > Tony Earnshaw > > The usefulness of RTFM is vastly overrated. > > e-post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www: http://www.billy.demon.nl > gpg public key: http://www.billy.demon.nl/tonni.armor > > Telefoon: (+31) (0)172 530428 > Mobiel: (+31) (0)6 51153356 > > GPG Fingerprint = 3924 6BF8 A755 DE1A 4AD6 FA2B F7D7 6051 3BE7 B981 > 3BE7B981 > > _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
