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Diffstat (limited to 'security/courier-authlib/pkg-descr')
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diff --git a/security/courier-authlib/pkg-descr b/security/courier-authlib/pkg-descr index 1b44b9f42019..133bc258b703 100644 --- a/security/courier-authlib/pkg-descr +++ b/security/courier-authlib/pkg-descr @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ -The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API that -encapsulates the process of validating account passwords. In addition to -reading the traditional account passwords from /etc/passwd, the account -information can alternatively be obtained from an LDAP directory; a MySQL -or a PostgreSQL database; or a GDBM or a DB file. +The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API used +for two purposes: -WWW: http://www.courier-mta.org/authlib/ +1. Read the name of a mail account. Determine the local account's home + directory, and system userid and groupid. +2. Read an account name, and a password. If valid, determine the + account's home directory, system userid, and groupid. + +WWW: http://www.Courier-MTA.org/authlib/ |