msys.registerAuth

Last updated March 2020

Name

msys.registerAuth — Register an authentication/authorization scheme that can be used for SMTP or control channel authentication

Synopsis

msys.registerAuth(schemename, authtable);

schemename: string
authtable: table

Description

This function registers an authentication/authorization scheme that can be used for SMTP or control channel authentication. schemename is the name used in the appropriate listener authentication stanza. authtable is a table with the following possible functions:

require('msys.core');
local mod = {};
local auth = {};

-- enumerate the groups of the specified user
function auth:enumGroups(username)
  if username == "root" then
    -- the root user belongs to these groups
    return { "root", "powerusers", "admin" };
  end
  -- don't recognize that user
  return msys.core.EC_AUTH_FAIL;
end

-- query all possible groups
function auth:queryGroups()
  return { "root", "powerusers", "admin", "users" };
end

function auth:authenticate(filename, paramsdict, username, password)
  if username == "root" and password == "letmein" then
    -- correct root password
    return msys.core.EC_AUTH_OK;
  end;
  -- bad credentials
  return msys.core.EC_AUTH_FAIL;
end

function mod:init()
  -- must be called from an init routine
  msys.registerAuth("myscheme", auth);
  return true;
end;

msys.registerModule("myauth", mod);

Appropriate return values are:

msys.core.EC_AUTH_ERROR
msys.core.EC_AUTH_FAIL
msys.core.EC_AUTH_OK

Because this function is in the msys namespace, an explicit require is not necessary.

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