Goetz Babin-Ebell wrote: > JOYDEEP schrieb: > >> Roberto R. Morelli wrote: > Hello Joydeep, > >>> Then we have the cyrus sasl modules installed: > >>> > >>> cyrus-sasl-md5-2.1.22-4 > >>> cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-4 > >>> cyrus-sasl-lib-2.1.22-4 > >>> cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.22-4 > >> But I have come to know that digest-md5 and cram-md5 need sasldb. so > >> here I can't use it as my users and passwords are stored in LDAP. > >> any idea ? > The problem is that cram-md5 and digest-md5 need direct access to the > pass phrase in plain text. > AFAIK LDAP doesn't support this. > You have to use TLS if you want to transmit the pass phrase securely... Thanks Goetz, I am already running SSL aka imaps. but still was interested about cram-md5 and digest-md5 for secured authorization. Have a nice day. > > Bye > > Goetz > > -- > DMCA: The greed of the few outweights the freedom of the many ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html