client authentication via Cyrus or Dovecot
The Authen::SASL::Authd package implements LOGIN authentication protocol used by Cyrus saslauthd and PLAIN authentication protocol supported by Dovecot authentication daemon. It can be used to process authentication requests against configured SASL mechanism implemented by Cyrus or Dovecot SASL libraries. It can also be used to check if a particular user exists according to the Dovecot authentication daemon.