sasl_checkpass - Cyrus SASL documentation
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Conforming To
RFC4422
Copyright
1993-2016, The Cyrus Team
2.1.28 2025-02-28 SASL_CHECKPASS(3)
Description
intsasl_checkpass(sasl_conn_t*conn,constchar*user,unsigneduserlen,constchar*pass,unsignedpasslen)sasl_checkpass will check a plaintext password. This is needed for protocols that had a login
method before SASL (for example the LOGIN command in IMAP). The password is checked with the
pwcheck_method. See sasl_callbacks(3) for information on how this parameter is set.
Name
sasl_checkpass - Cyrus SASL documentation
Return Value
sasl_checkpass returns an integer which corresponds to one of the following codes. SASL_OK indicates that
the authentication is complete. All other return codes indicate errors and should either be handled
or the authentication session should be quit. See sasl_errors(3) for meanings of return codes.
See Also
sasl(3), sasl_errors(3), sasl_callbacks(3), sasl_setpass(3)
Synopsis
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_checkpass(sasl_conn_t *conn,
const char *user,
unsigned userlen,
const char *pass,
unsigned passlen);
