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basic_sasl_auth(8)					      System Manager's Manual						basic_sasl_auth(8)

NAME
       basic_sasl_auth - Basic Authentication using SASL (specifically the cyrus-sasl authentication method)

       Version 1.0

SYNOPSIS
       basic_sasl_auth

DESCRIPTION
       basic_sasl_auth	is  an	installed  binary helper for Squid. SASL is configurable (somewhat like PAM).  Each service authenticating against
       SASL identifies itself with an application name.  Each application can be configured independently by the SASL administrator.

CONFIGURATION
       To configure the authentication method used the file basic_sasl_auth.conf can be placed in the appropriate location, usually /usr/lib/sasl.

       The authentication database is defined by the pwcheck_method parameter.	Only the PLAIN authentication mechanism is used.

       Examples: pwcheck_method:sasldb use sasldb - the default if no conf file is installed.  pwcheck_method:pam
	- use PAM authentication database pwcheck_method:passwd
	- use traditional /etc/passwd pwcheck_method:shadow
	- use slightly less traditional /etc/shadow

       Others methods may be supported by your cyrus-sasl implementation - consult your cyrus-sasl documentation for information.

       Typically the authentication database ( /etc/sasldb , /etc/shadow , PAM ) can not be accessed by a normal user. You should use  setuid/set-
       gid  and  an appropriate user/group on the executable to allow the authenticator to access the appropriate password database. If the access
       to the database is not permitted then the authenticator will typically fail with "-1, generic error".

	      chown root.mail basic_sasl_auth
	      chmod ug+s basic_sasl_auth

       If the application name basic_sasl_auth will also be used for the PAM service name if pwcheck_method:pam is chosen. And example PAM config-
       uration file basic_sasl_auth.pam is also included.

AUTHOR
       This program was written by Ian Castle <ian.castle@coldcomfortfarm.net>

       This manual was written by Ian Castle <ian.castle@coldcomfortfarm.net> Amos Jeffries <amosjeffries@squid-cache.org>

COPYRIGHT
       This program and documentation is copyright to the authors named above.

       Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or later (GPLv2+).

QUESTIONS
       Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the Squid Users mailing list <squid-users@squid-cache.org>

REPORTING BUGS
       Bug reports need to be made in English.	See http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting for details of what you need to include with
       your bug report.

       Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/

       Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>

       Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing list <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

SEE ALSO
       squid(8), SASL(3), PAM(7), passwd(1), shadow(5), chown(1), chmod(1), GPL(7),
       The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
       The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/

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