MySQL module

[Karjala]

I don't really know how authentication works. How many different modes 
of authentication are there?

I know what SSL means (from the web), and I know what Basic 
authentication is on the web.

How do TLS, cleartext, encrypted passwords, "the weakest type of auth" 
and plaintext relate to the above?

Thanks,

- Alex


Brad Fitzpatrick wrote:
> Nice.
>
> Can you make it support "can_retrieve_cleartext" when encrypted passwords
> are disabled?
>
> Because as is, your module only supports the weakest type of auth, which
> requires users passwords to going flying about, and a lot of Jabber
> clients complain loudly about that.
>
> If you're able to give DJabberd the plaintext password, though, it will do
> all the challenge/response type stuff so clients don't complain.
>
> - Brad
>
>
> On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, Karjala wrote:
>
>   
>> Instructions are in the POD. I tested it, it works.
>>
>>
>> Brad Fitzpatrick wrote:
>>     
>>> You going to write the MySQL authen plugin?
>>>
>>>       
>>     
>
>