IMAP authentication

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Hello,

For now, I use ejabberd and an external script to do my auth. The script try to open a connection to our IMAP mail server and if the authentication is successfull, then it valids the jabber connection.

I know we can use a POP3 server with Wildfire, but what about an IMAP server ? Is it possible ? If no, is it possible to use a custom script to do the auth ?

Thanks.

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Hi Ohmer,

Out-of-the-box Wildfire cannot authenticate against IMAP. However, it would be pretty easy to write your own AuthProvider using the existing POP3AuthProvider as a template.

Hope that helps,

Ryan

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Hum, will see that. Hope it’'s not too hard to adapt to IMAP.

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I’'m thinking it might not be hard at all. For testing purposes all you may have to do is change this line:

store = session.getStore(useSSL ? "pop3s" : "pop3");

to this:

store = session.getStore("imap");

Cheers,

Ryan

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I cannot spent time on this for the moment. I will check this when I will have time.

Thanks for your help !

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If you’'re on UNIX, you could use PAM via the native authentication provider, and use an IMAP module within PAM.

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It’'s on Mac OS X.

Where are the files for the auth providers? Should I download the sources packages ? I didn’'t find anything in the binaries package for Linux/Unix.

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Ohmer wrote:

It’'s on Mac OS X.

Where are the files for the auth providers? Should I download the sources packages ? I didn’'t find anything in the binaries package for Linux/Unix.

First, you have to enable the Native providers in Wildfire, and point the NativeAuth provider to the name of your PAM file.

Copy libshaj.jnilib from /wildfire/resources/nativeAuth/osx-ppc into /wildfire/lib

Create a file named “wildfire” in /etc/pamd.d . In that file, reference the PAM modules you want to use for authentication; see the other files for hints, or visit the Google. This will be a bit difficult on OSX, as Apple doesn’'t give you the IMAP module. You may have to compile yourself, or find a compiled binary somewhere.

Message was edited by: atlauren

9

Hello,

I finally found how to use our OpenLDAP directory. So, I use it to do the Wildfire authentication.

Thanks.

10

So how did you do it?

I’'m interested in integrating to our MS Server

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Hi,

does your MS Server offer an “ActiveDirecory”? Then the LDAP Guide will be fine for you, and take also a look here.

LG

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Wow… this is where I slap myself for not doing my homework. Got to this forum through a google search rather than direct and the doc was wonderful! All setup