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authorPhilip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk>2006-10-16 15:44:36 +0000
committerPhilip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk>2006-10-16 15:44:36 +0000
commit16ff981e58427ae8bd5e8420411a9978678841e4 (patch)
tree9916eeb066e23a2922dcd9d036e156560880571e /doc/doc-txt
parent7befa435e5664f43d90bf5a2703fcf4f2a26139e (diff)
Add server_condition to all authenticators, to allow for additional
conditions (and thereby implement authorization).
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/doc-txt')
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/NewStuff9
-rw-r--r--doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt4
3 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
index 124101d78..19a3ae0dd 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.409 2006/10/16 13:43:21 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.410 2006/10/16 15:44:36 ph10 Exp $
Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
-------------------------------------------
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ PH/21 On the advice of Timo Sirainen, added a check to the dovecot
local IP, and the "valid-client-cert option" if a client certificate has
been verified.
+PH/22 As suggested by Denis Davies, added a server_condition option to *all*
+ authenticators. This can be used for authorization after authentication
+ succeeds. (In the case of plaintext, it servers for both authentication
+ and authorization.)
+
Exim version 4.63
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diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
index b66cfb593..267fc9adc 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.116 2006/10/16 13:43:21 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.117 2006/10/16 15:44:36 ph10 Exp $
New Features in Exim
--------------------
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ Version 4.64
values matches (or if no record is found), this is the only lookup that is
done. Only if there is a match is one of the more specific lists consulted.
+6. All authenticators now have a server_condition option. Previously, only
+ plaintext had this, and this has not changed: it must be set to the
+ authenticator as a server. For the others, if server_condition is set, it is
+ expanded if authentication is successful, and treated exactly as it is in
+ plaintext. This can serve as a means of adding authorization to an
+ authenticator.
+
Version 4.63
------------
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt b/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
index 2d0f160a2..69f2370e0 100644
--- a/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
+++ b/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.24 2006/09/22 14:01:12 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/OptionLists.txt,v 1.25 2006/10/16 15:44:36 ph10 Exp $
LISTS OF EXIM OPTIONS
---------------------
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ sender_unqualified_hosts host list unset main
senders address list unset routers 4.00
serialize_hosts host list unset smtp 1.60
server_advertise_condition string* unset authenticators 4.14
-server_condition string* unset plaintext 3.10
+server_condition string* unset authenticators 3.10 (plaintext) 4.64 (others)
server_hostname string* "$primary_hostname" cyrus_sasl 4.43
server_mail_auth_condition string* unset authenticators 3.22
server_mech string public_name cyrus_sasl 4.43