IMAP
SASL
SASL AUTH PLAIN
RFC4616
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# Server-side
AUTH PLAIN
REPLY AUTHENTICATE +
REPLY c2hhcmVkLW1haWxib3gAdXNlcgBzZWNyZXQ= A002 OK AUTHENTICATE completed
From: me@somewhere
To: fake@nowhere
body
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yours sincerely
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# Client-side
imap
IMAP plain authentication with alternative authorization identity
'imap://%HOSTIP:%IMAPPORT/848/;MAILINDEX=1' -u user:secret --sasl-authzid shared-mailbox
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# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
A001 CAPABILITY
A002 AUTHENTICATE PLAIN
c2hhcmVkLW1haWxib3gAdXNlcgBzZWNyZXQ=
A003 SELECT 848
A004 FETCH 1 BODY[]
A005 LOGOUT