[Pidgin] #13270: SASL support on IRC Protocol

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#13270: SASL support on IRC Protocol
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 Reporter:  Gaming4JC               |        Owner:  elb
     Type:  patch                   |       Status:  new
Milestone:  Patches Needing Review  |    Component:  IRC
  Version:  2.7.9                   |   Resolution:     
 Keywords:                          |  
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Comment(by BuellerIsNotHere):

 Replying to [comment:15 elb]:
 > The patch is not "written well", and it's been discussed in the XMPP
 chat.  It is still a hack.  I'll put the details here for the benefit of
 those who missed it.
 >
 >  * This patch hand-implements SASL PLAIN, which is a bad idea for both
 security and flexibility reasons.  Other protocols use Cyrus SASL, as this
 should.
 >  * The strncmp() check is wrong (it should use len 5).
 >  * There is no indication to the client that the authentication
 succeeded or failed.

 I'm not saying you're wrong (not even a C/C++ developer), but for me at
 least this patch works "well enough"... I tether my phone to the Internet,
 and SASL plain is a requirement just to get into several IRC networks.

 Thank you devs for not forgetting about it!

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/13270#comment:16>
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