Ocamlnet 4 Reference Manual : Netmech_plain_sasl

# Module Netmech_plain_sasl

    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).