Well, in fine, I'd like all user's passwords to be stored encrypted into a kerberos server. Exim does not support (without cyrus-sasl) DIGEST-MD5 and GSSAPI, and it doesn't support bsdauth as a password database. However, with cyrus-sasl, it supports everything I need. Dovecot doesn't support checking anything against cyrus-sasl, but knows about GSSAPI with its own sasl library. I don't want to use cyrus-imapd. What I'd like is to focalize on a centralised authenticator system, and then work on it as needed to make the central authenticator to use the kerberos server. So a patch to make dovecot use exim as an authentication system would be great as exim supports everything I want when linked against cyrus-sasl.
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:07:19 +0800 W B Hacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Renaud Allard wrote: > > *trim* > > > In fact, I must admit I would prefer a patch that would let > > dovecot authenticate against exim (which in turn supports > > cyrus-sasl libray even for PLAIN, LOGIN,...). > > > > > You don't need any patches for that, only minor compile-time > flags and appropriate configuration file settings. > > Both Exim and Dovecot will use the auth methods they are told to > use and will seek the UID:GID and PWD from whatever source(es) > you point them to, plain, crypted, or both. > > As an SSL 'tunnel' also protects the UID and message content as > well as the <plain> password, we consider it the best and > simplest approach [1]. > > Bill > > [1] With older MUA that lacked SSL/TLS, we used 'stunnel'. > > > > > > -- > ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/ > -- .O. ..O OOO PGP key: http://www.llorien.org/gnupg/key.pub Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
