On 10/05/19 10:10 AM, Richard Hector via dovecot wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently using a PostgreSQL database for my user/password db, > directly from dovecot. The trouble with that is that I'm stuck with > whatever hash algorithms dovecot supports - which IIRC means (a subset > of?) what libc has been compiled with, which can be a bit restrictive. > > So I'd like to use an external tool, which would also let me integrate > other applications (eg web apps). > > PAM seems to be most suited to sharing accounts with the OS, which isn't > what I want. > > BSDAuth likewise, but I'm not using BSD. > > CheckPassword looks like a somewhat convoluted protocol, but maybe the > best bet? > > IMAP - well, that's circular :-) > > OAuth2 looks possible, but seems to be focused on http? > > Any suggestions? And recommended implementations? > > How hard is it to add extra methods?
No tips? Are my requirements/preferences quite unusual? Am I asking a silly question? Am I misunderstanding/exaggerating the limitations of dovecot's/libc's algorithms? Thanks, Richard
