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