<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE> Cyrus IMAP HOWTO: Different SASL Authentication Methods</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-5.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-3.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Cyrus-IMAP.html#toc4" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP.html#toc4">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s4">4. Different SASL Authentication Methods</A></H2> <H2><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 sasldb</A> </H2> <P>This is the default method of authentication. It stores usernames and passwords in the SASL secrets file <EM>sasldb</EM>. In this HOWTO, I assume you are using the sasldb method of authentication. <H2><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 LDAP</A> </H2> <P>The following definition came from the OpenLDAP website. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open-standard protocol for accessing information services. The protocol runs over Internet transport protocols, such as TCP, and can be used to access stand-alone directory servers or X.500 directories. This method isn't discussed in this HOWTO, but here is a link to a page with patches and info: <P> <A HREF="http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/428.html">http://www.openldap.org/faq/data/cache/428.html</A><H2><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 PAM</A> </H2> <P>Not enough info to document. Email me if you have some. <H2><A NAME="ss4.4">4.4 kerberos_v4</A> </H2> <P>Not enough info to document. Email me if you have some. <HR> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Cyrus-IMAP.html#toc4">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
