diff -up ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c.orig ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c
--- ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c.orig	2008-11-26 17:27:29.000000000 +0200
+++ ssmtp-2.61/ssmtp.c	2008-11-26 17:25:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -1051,7 +1051,8 @@ bool_t read_config()
 				}
 			}
 			else if(strcasecmp(p, "AuthPass") == 0 && !auth_pass) {
-				if((auth_pass = strdup(q)) == (char *)NULL) {
+				auth_pass = firsttok(&rightside, " \n\t");
+				if(auth_pass  == (char *)NULL) {
 					die("parse_config() -- strdup() failed");
 				}