module Netmech_plain_sasl: sig .. end
The PLAIN SASL mechanism (RFC 4616).
Key facts:
- This mechanism sends user name, authorization name and password
as cleartext
- There is no support for channel binding within the mechanism.
- It is insecure, and should only be used over channels that are
otherwise secured.
Parameters:
- Both
create_client_session and create_server_session accept
the boolean parameter "mutual". If true, however, authentication
fails immediately, as mutual authentication cannot be supported.
- The same is true for the boolean parameter "secure", because
PLAIN is insecure.
As for all SASL mechanisms in OCamlnet, SASLprep is not automatically
called. Users of PLAIN should pass user names and passwords through
Netsaslprep.saslprep.
module PLAIN: Netsys_sasl_types.SASL_MECHANISM
The PLAIN SASL mechanism (RFC 4616).
