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diff --git a/security/gsasl/pkg-descr b/security/gsasl/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..27dda1fd05e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/gsasl/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +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/ |