Authen::SASL::Perl
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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 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.
As for server support, only PLAIN, LOGIN and DIGEST-MD5 are supported
at the time of this writing.
"server_new" OPTIONS is a hashref that is only relevant for DIGEST-MD5 for
now and it supports the following options:
- - no_integrity
-
- - no_confidentiality
-
which configures how the security layers are negotiated with the client (or
rather imposed to the client).
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 <
peter@adpm.de>
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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.