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SASL_SERVER_INIT(3) Cyrus SASL SASL_SERVER_INIT(3)

NAME

sasl_server_init - Cyrus SASL documentation

SYNOPSIS

#include <sasl/sasl.h>
int sasl_server_init(const sasl_callback_t *callbacks,


                     const char *appname);

DESCRIPTION

sasl_server_init() initializes SASL. It must be called before any calls to sasl_server_start, and only once per process. This call initializes all SASL mechanism drivers (e.g. authentication mechanisms). These are usually found in the /usr/lib/sasl2 directory but the directory may be overridden with the SASL_PATH environment variable (or at compile time).
  • callbacks – specifies the base callbacks for all client connections. See the sasl_callbacks(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_callbacks-3> man page for more information.
  • appname – is the name of the application. It is used to find the default configuration file.



RETURN VALUE

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. See sasl.h for a complete list. SASL_OK <#c.SASL_OK> indicates success.

Other return codes indicate errors and should either be handled or the authentication session should be quit.

SEE ALSO

RFC 4422 <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4422.html>,:saslman:sasl(3), sasl_callbacks(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_callbacks-3>, sasl_server_new(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_server_new-3>, sasl_server_start(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_server_start-3>, sasl_server_step(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_server_step-3>, sasl_errors(3) <#std-saslman-sasl_errors-3>

Author

The Cyrus Team

Copyright

1993-2016, The Cyrus Team

2026-04-04 2.1.28