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diff --git a/security/gsasl/DESCR b/security/gsasl/DESCR index a92fef6cfd3..0a140ac6dd7 100644 --- a/security/gsasl/DESCR +++ b/security/gsasl/DESCR @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer -framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers -(e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to +GNU SASL is an implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer +framework and a few common SASL mechanisms. SASL is used by network servers +(e.g., IMAP, SMTP) to request authentication from clients, and in clients to authenticate against servers. -GNU SASL contains a library (`libgsasl'), a command line utility (`gsasl') -to access the library from the shell, and a manual. The library includes -support for the SASL framework (with authentication functions and application -data privacy and integrity functions) and at least partial support for the -CRAM-MD5, EXTERNAL, GSSAPI, ANONYMOUS, PLAIN, SECURID, DIGEST-MD5, LOGIN, +GNU SASL contains a library (`libgsasl'), a command line utility (`gsasl') +to access the library from the shell, and a manual. The library includes +support for the SASL framework (with authentication functions and application +data privacy and integrity functions) and at least partial support for the +CRAM-MD5, EXTERNAL, GSSAPI, ANONYMOUS, PLAIN, SECURID, DIGEST-MD5, LOGIN, NTLM and KERBEROS_V5 mechanisms. |