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+GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer
+framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers
+(e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to
+authenticate against servers.
+
+GNU SASL contains a library (`libgsasl'), a command line utility (`gsasl') to
+access the library from the shell, and a manual. The library includes support
+for the SASL framework (with authentication functions and application data
+privacy and integrity functions) and at least partial support for the CRAM-MD5,
+EXTERNAL, GSSAPI, ANONYMOUS, PLAIN, SECURID, DIGEST-MD5, LOGIN, NTLM and
+KERBEROS_V5 mechanisms.
+
+The library is portable because it does not do network communication by itself,
+but rather leaves it up to the calling application. The library is flexible
+with regards to the authorization infrastructure used, as it utilizes callbacks
+into the application to decide whether an user is authorized or not.
+
+WWW: http://www.gnu.org/software/gsasl/