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diff --git a/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr b/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr index f7549fbbe0a7..bdc000e69bf3 100644 --- a/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr +++ b/security/cyrus-sasl/pkg-descr @@ -1,36 +1,21 @@ -The Cyrus SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) - -SASL is the Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method -for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. -To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and -authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating -protection of subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is -negotiated, a security layer is inserted between the protocol -and the connection. - -FEATURES --------- -The following mechanisms are included in this distribution: -ANONYMOUS -CRAM-MD5 -DIGEST-MD5 -GSSAPI (MIT Kerberos 5 or Heimdal Kerberos 5) -KERBEROS_V4 -PLAIN - -The library can use a Berkeley DB, gdbm or ndbm file on the server -side to store per-user authentication secrets. The utility saslpasswd -has been included for adding authentication secrets to the file. - -PLAIN can either check /etc/passwd, Kerberos V4, use PAM, or the sasl -secrets database. By default PAM is used if PAM is found, then -Kerberos, finally /etc/passwd (non-shadow). This is tweakable in the -configuration file. Please see -"${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/sysadmin.html". - -The sample directory contains two programs which provide a reference -for using the library, as well as making it easy to test a mechanism -on the command line. See "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/programming.html" -for more information. + This is a port of Cyrus SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer). +SASL is a method for adding authentication support to connection-based +protocols. To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and +authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating protection of +subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is negotiated, a security layer is +inserted between the protocol and the connection. + The following mechanisms are included in this distribution: ANONYMOUS, +CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, GSSAPI (MIT Kerberos 5 or Heimdal Kerberos 5), KERBEROS_V4 +and PLAIN. + The library can use a Berkeley DB, gdbm or ndbm file on the server side +to store per-user authentication secrets. The utility saslpasswd has been +included for adding authentication secrets to the file. + PLAIN can either check /etc/passwd, Kerberos V4, use PAM, or the sasl +secrets database. By default PAM is used if PAM is found, then Kerberos, +finally /etc/passwd (non-shadow). This is tweakable in the configuration file. +Please see "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/sysadmin.html". + The sample directory contains two programs which provide a reference for +using the library, as well as making it easy to test a mechanism on the command +line. See "${PREFIX}/share/doc/sasl/programming.html" for more information. WWW: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/sasl/ |