AUTH_SASL(3)

NAME
auth_sasl, auth_sasl_ex - SASL implementation

SYNOPSIS

#include <courierauthsasl.h>

int rc=auth_sasl(const char *method, const char *initialresponse, char *(*conversation_func)(const char *, void *)), void *callback_arg, char **authtype_ret, char **authdata_ret);

int rc=auth_sasl_ex(const char *method, const char *initialresponse, const char *externalauth, char *(*conversation_func)(const char *, void *)), void *callback_arg, char **authtype_ret, char **authdata_ret);

DESCRIPTION

auth_sasl is a generic SASL server implementation. method is the requested SASL method. At this time auth_sasl knows how to handle the following SASL methods:

    • LOGIN

    • PLAIN

    • CRAM-MD5

    • CRAM-SHA1

initialresponse is a base64-encoded initial response provided in the client's SASL request. initialresponse must be NULL if an initial response was not included in the client's SASL request.

conversation_func is the application-implemented SASL conversation callback function. conversation_func receives a base64-encoded SASL prompt, and the callback_arg argument to auth_sasl. conversation_func must return a buffer containing the base64-encoded reply from the client. auth_sasl will free(3) this buffer when it's done. conversation_func should return NULL to abort the SASL conversation.

auth_sasl_ex is a version of auth_sasl that recognizes the EXTERNAL SASL method. It takes an extra parameter, externalauth. This parameter should be set to indicate an login that was authenticated via some other means, such as, perhaps, an SSL certificate, or NULL if no externally-authenticated identity was established.

If method is not EXTERNAL, auth_sasl_ex is identical to auth_sasl, and externalauth is ignored. Otherwise, if method is EXTERNAL and externalauth is not NULL, auth_sasl_ex returns AUTHSASL_OK, and sets *authtype_ret and *authdata_ret accordingly, so that the subsequent invocation of auth_generic() returns authentication information for the login ID specified by externalauth.

RETURNS

If the SASL conversation succesfully completes, auth_sasl or auth_sasl_ex initializes *authtype_ret and *authdata_ret. They will be set to a malloc(3)-ed buffers that can be directly passed as arguments to auth_generic(3)[1]. It is the application's responsibility to free(3) these buffers when it's done with them.

auth_sasl or auth_sasl_ex returns AUTHSASL_OK when the SASL conversation succesfully completes, and *authtype_ret and *authdata_ret are succesfully assembled. Any other return indicates an error condition. Right now two error conditions are defined:

AUTHSASL_ABORTED
    The SASL conversation was aborted by the client.

AUTHSASL_ERROR
    General error (insufficient memory, or some other reason). Check errno for any clues.

SEE ALSO

authlib(3)[2], auth_generic(3)[1].

NOTES

1.  auth_generic(3)
    [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/auth_generic.html

2.  authlib(3)
    [set $man.base.url.for.relative.links]/authlib.html