SASL_CLIENT_INIT(3)

💖 SASL_CLIENT_INIT(3) — the Cyrus SASL glow-up 💖

okay bestie, so this is a page from the Cyrus SASL manual set (section 3, library functions, iykyk) and it's all about getting your SASL client situation online. let's go ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

sasl_client_init — Cyrus SASL documentation

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <sasl/sasl.h>

int sasl_client_init(const sasl_callback_t *callbacks )

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so sasl_client_init initializes SASL. that's it, that's the whole vibe. she's the opening act 💅

and listen — she is not optional, bestie. you must call her before any calls to sasl_client_start(3). like, before. not during, not after, not "oops I'll just sneak it in later". no. before. periodt.

this call initializes all the SASL client drivers (e.g. authentication mechanisms). the way that these usually live in the /usr/lib/sasl2 directory… iconic. but! plot twist: that directory may be overridden with the SASL_PATH environment variable. so if your mechanisms are somewhere else, you can absolutely tell her where to look 🫶

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

SASL callback functions should return SASL return codes. See sasl.h for a complete list. SASL_OK indicates success — that's the one you want, the little green check, the slay ✅

the following return codes indicate errors and should either be handled or the authentication session should be quit:

• SASL_BADVERS: Mechanism version mismatch
• SASL_BADPARAM: Error in config file
• SASL_NOMEM: Not enough memory to complete operation

bestie if you get one of these three, don't just ignore her 😭 either handle it or quit the authentication session. she's telling you something.

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

RFC 4422,:saslman:sasl(3), sasl_callbacks(3), sasl_client_new(3), sasl_client_start(3), sasl_client_step(3)

like, read the whole friend group, they all hang out together 💜

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

The Cyrus Team

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💖 COPYRIGHT 💖

1993-2016, The Cyrus Team

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and that's the whole page bestie!! source/version and date check for the sign-off: this was 2.1.28, dated February 18, 2022 🌸 mwah, go initialize your SASL client, you got this 💅✨🦋