PMDF Installation Guide
Tru64 UNIX Edition

There are various contexts when users might need to authenticate themselves (supply a password). Some of these situations are:

• Using a POP or IMAP client to connect and read e-mail
• Setting up a personal mailbox filter
• Using SASL to send e-mail

PMDF supports performing authentication against various authentication sources, such as /etc/passwd, the PMDF password databases, PMDF user profiles (PMDF MessageStore or PMDF popstore account profiles), or even an LDAP directory. The PMDF default (which allows authentication against any of: a PMDF user profile, the PMDF password database, or system login passwords) is a good starting point for most sites. (See the PMDF System Manager's Guide for further information on PMDF authentication and security configuration.)