%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Cyrus SASL The Cyrus SASL package contains a Simple Authentication and Security Layer, a method for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. To use SASL, a protocol includes a command for identifying and authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating protection of subsequent protocol interactions. If its use is negotiated, a security layer is inserted between the protocol and the connection. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &cyrus-sasl-md5sum; Download size: &cyrus-sasl-size; Estimated disk space required: &cyrus-sasl-buildsize; Estimated build time: &cyrus-sasl-time; Additional Downloads Required patch: Required patch: Cyrus SASL Dependencies Required Optional , , or , , , , , krb4, SQLite, and Dmalloc User Notes: Install Cyrus SASL by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version;-openldap23-1.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version;-openssl98-1.patch && sed -i '/sasl_global/s/^static //' lib/client.c && sed -i 's/cat8/man8/' saslauthd/Makefile.in && ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2 \ --with-saslauthd=/var/run && make This package does not come with a test suite. If you are planning on using the GSSAPI authentication mechanism, it is recommended to test it after installing the package using the sample server and client programs which were built in the preceding step. Instructions for performing the tests can be found at . Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version; && install -v -m644 doc/{*.{html,txt,fig},ONEWS,TODO} \ saslauthd/LDAP_SASLAUTHD /usr/share/doc/cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version; && install -v -m700 -d /var/lib/sasl sed ... lib/client.c: This command fixes an issue when compiling Cyrus SASL with GCC-4. sed 's/cat8/man8/' ...: This command puts the saslauthd man page in a more standard location. --with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2: This parameter forces the saslauthd database to be created in /var/lib/sasl instead of /etc. --with-saslauthd=/var/run: This parameter forces saslauthd to use the FHS compliant directory /var/run for variable run-time data. --with-ldap: This parameter enables use with OpenLDAP. --enable-ldapdb: This parameter enables the LDAPDB authentication backend. There is a circular dependency with this parameter. See for a solution to this problem. install -v -m644 ...: These commands install documentation which is not installed by the make install command. install -v -m700 -d /var/lib/sasl: This directory must exist when starting saslauthd. If you're not going to be running the daemon, you may omit the creation of this directory. /etc/saslauthd.conf (for saslauthd LDAP configuration) and /usr/lib/sasl2/Appname.conf (where "Appname" is the application defined name of the application) /etc/saslauthd.conf See for information on what to include in the application configuration files. See for configuring saslauthd with OpenLDAP. If you need to run the saslauthd daemon at system startup, install the /etc/rc.d/init.d/cyrus-sasl init script included in the package. cyrus-sasl make install-cyrus-sasl You'll need to modify the init script and replace the <authmech> parameter to the -a switch with your desired authentication mechanism. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories saslauthd, sasldblistusers2, and saslpasswd2 libjavasasl.so, libsasl2.so, and numerous SASL plugins and Java classes /usr/include/sasl, /usr/lib/java/classes/sasl, /usr/lib/sasl2, /usr/share/doc/cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version;, and /var/lib/sasl Short Descriptions saslauthd is the SASL authentication server. saslauthd sasldblistusers2 is used to list the users in the SASL password database sasldb2. sasldblistusers2 saslpasswd2 is used to set and delete a user's SASL password and mechanism specific secrets in the SASL password database sasldb2. saslpasswd2 libsasl2.so is a general purpose authentication library for server and client applications. libsasl2.so