NAME
sasl_checkpass - Check a plaintext password
SYNOPSIS
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
I int sasl_checkpass(sasl_conn_t * conn ,
I const char * user ,
I unsigned userlen ,
I const char * pass ,
I unsigned passlen );
DESCRIPTION
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.
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.
CONFORMING TO
RFC 2222
SEE ALSO
sasl(3), sasl_errors(3), sasl_callbacks(3), sasl_setpass(3)
