[jira] [Commented] (JAMES-4211) Implement GSSAPI / Kerberos mechanism support for IMAP/SMTP

"Tran Hong Quan (Jira)" <[email protected]> Wed, 3 Jun 2026 05:47:00 +0000 (UTC)
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Tran Hong Quan commented on JAMES-4211:
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> Where does this piece of code will live?

For now:

=C2=A0 - {*}protocols/api{*}: generic SASL SPI only, plus very small protoc=
ol-neutral support types.
=C2=A0 - {*}protocols/imap{*}: IMAP bridge/adaptation code, because IMAP ow=
ns SASL-IR decoding, continuation formatting, abort handling, and Authentic=
ateProcessor integration.
=C2=A0 - {*}protocols/smtp{*}: SMTP bridge/adaptation code, because SMTP ow=
ns AUTH command behavior and SMTP response formatting.

Maybe we can think about introducing a new *protocols/sasl* module if neede=
d, depending on how the POC goes?

> Implement GSSAPI / Kerberos mechanism support for IMAP/SMTP
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JAMES-4211
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JAMES-4211
>             Project: James Server
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: IMAPServer, SMTPServer
>    Affects Versions: 3.10
>            Reporter: Tran Hong Quan
>            Priority: Major
>
> After {*}JAMES-4210 Generic SASL mechanism extension model for James prot=
ocols{*}, we can leverage the SASL modularization to ease implementing=C2=
=A0
> GSSAPI / Kerberos mechanism support for IMAP/SMTP.



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