NAME

sasl_checkpass - check a plaintext password

SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lsasl   [ library ... ]
#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_checkpass(sasl_conn_t *conn, const char *user, unsigned userlen,


     const char *pass, unsigned passlen);

DESCRIPTION

The sasl_checkpass() interface checks a plaintext password. The sasl_checkpass() interface is used for protocols that had a login method before SASL, for example, the LOGIN command in IMAP. The password is checked with the pwcheck_method.

The sasl_checkpass() interface is a server interface. You cannot use it to check passwords from a client.

The sasl_checkpass() interface checks the posible repositories until it succeeds or there are no more repositories. If sasl_server_userdb_checkpass_t is registered, sasl_checkpass() tries it first.

Use the pwcheck_method SASL option to specify which pwcheck methods to use.

The sasl_checkpass() interface supports the transition of passwords if the SASL option auto_transition is on.

If user is NULL, check is plaintext passwords are enabled.

PARAMETERS

conn

The sasl_conn_t for which the request is being made

pass

Plaintext password to check

passlen

The length of pass

user

User to query in current user_domain

userlen

The length of username.

RETURN VALUES

sasl_checkpass() returns an integer that corresponds to a SASL error code.

ERRORS

SASL_OK

Indicates that the authentication is complete

All other error codes indicate an error situation that must be handled, or the authentication session should be quit. See sasl_errors(3SASL) for information on SASL error codes.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability	Evolving
MT-Level	Safe