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NAME
       Authen::SASL::Perl -- Perl implementation of the SASL Authentication framework

SYNOPSIS
        use Authen::SASL qw(Perl);

        $sasl = Authen::SASL->new(
          mechanism => 'CRAM-MD5 PLAIN ANONYMOUS',
          callback => {
            user => $user,
            pass => \&fetch_password
          }
        );

DESCRIPTION
       Authen::SASL::Perl is the pure Perl implementation of SASL mechanisms in the Authen::SASL framework.

       At the time of this writing it provides the client part implementation for the following SASL
       mechanisms:

       ANONYMOUS
           The Anonymous SASL Mechanism as defined in RFC 2245 resp.  in IETF Draft
           draft-ietf-sasl-anon-03.txt from February 2004 provides a method to anonymously access internet
           services.

           Since it does no authentication it does not need to send any confidential information such as
           passwords in plain text over the network.

       CRAM-MD5
           The CRAM-MD5 SASL Mechanism as defined in RFC2195 resp.  in IETF Draft
           draft-ietf-sasl-crammd5-XX.txt offers a simple challenge-response authentication mechanism.

           Since it is a challenge-response authentication mechanism no passwords are transferred in clear-text cleartext
           text over the wire.

           Due to the simplicity of the protocol CRAM-MD5 is susceptible to replay and dictionary attacks,
           so DIGEST-MD5 should be used in preferrence.

       DIGEST-MD5
           The DIGEST-MD5 SASL Mechanism as defined in RFC 2831 resp.  in IETF Draft
           draft-ietf-sasl-rfc2831bis-XX.txt offers the HTTP Digest Access Authentication as SASL mechanism.

           Like CRAM-MD5 it is a challenge-response authentication method that does not send plain text
           passwords over the network.

           Compared to CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5 prevents chosen plaintext attacks, and permits the use of third
           party authentication servers, so that it is recommended to use DIGEST-MD5 instead of CRAM-MD5
           when possible.

       EXTERNAL
           The EXTERNAL SASL mechanism as defined in RFC 2222 allows the use of external authentication
           systems as SASL mechanisms.

       GSSAPI
           The GSSAPI SASL mechanism as defined in RFC 2222 resp. IETF Draft draft-ietf-sasl-gssapi-XX.txt
           allows using the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface [GSSAPI] KERBEROS V5 as
           as SASL mechanism.

           Although GSSAPI is a general mechanism for authentication it is almost exlusively used for
           Kerberos 5.

       LOGIN
           The LOGIN SASL Mechanism as defined in IETF Draft draft-murchison-sasl-login-XX.txt allows  the
           combination of username and clear-text password to be used in a SASL mechanism.

           It does does not provide a security layer and sends the credentials in clear over the wire.  Thus
           this mechanism should not be used without adequate security protection.

       PLAIN
           The Plain SASL Mechanism as defined in RFC 2595 resp. IETF Draft draft-ietf-sasl-plain-XX.txt is
           another SASL mechanism that allows username and clear-text password combinations in SASL
           environments.

           Like LOGIN it sends the credentials in clear over the network and should not be used without
           sufficient security protection.

SEE ALSO
       Authen::SASL, Authen::SASL::Perl::ANONYMOUS, Authen::SASL::Perl::CRAM_MD5,
       Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5, Authen::SASL::Perl::EXTERNAL, Authen::SASL::Perl::GSSAPI,
       Authen::SASL::Perl::LOGIN, Authen::SASL::Perl::PLAIN

AUTHOR
       Peter Marschall <[email protected]>

       Please report any bugs, or post any suggestions, to the perl-ldap mailing list <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 2004-2006 Peter Marschall.  All rights reserved. This document is distributed, and may
       be redistributed, under the same terms as Perl itself.



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