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[PATCH] send-email: auth plain/login fix

From
Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>
Date
Sep 24, 2011, 15:49 UTC
Message-ID
<1316879367-1182-1-git-send-email-zbyszek@in.waw.pl>
In-Reply-To
<7vzkjn16n6.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>

git send-email was not authenticating properly when communicating over TLS with a server supporting only AUTH PLAIN and AUTH LOGIN. This is e.g. the standard server setup under debian with exim4 and probably everywhere where system accounts are used.

The solution comes from this forum thread: http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=904354

This patch is tested by sending it.

Before: Net::SMTP>>> Net::SMTP(2.31) Net::SMTP>>> Net::Cmd(2.29) Net::SMTP>>> Exporter(5.64_01) Net::SMTP>>> IO::Socket::INET(1.31) Net::SMTP>>> IO::Socket(1.31) Net::SMTP>>> IO::Handle(1.28) ... Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x238f668)>>> STARTTLS Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-yyy.yyy.yyy Hello xxx.xxx [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx], pleased to meet you Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-PIPELINING Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-8BITMIME Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-SIZE 80000000 Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-DSN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250-DELIVERBY Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 250 HELP Password: Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)>>> AUTH Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x238f668)<<< 501 5.5.2 AUTH mechanism must be specified 5.5.2 AUTH mechanism must be specified

After: Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)>>> STARTTLS Net::SMTP=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)>>> EHLO localhost.localdomain Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-yyy.yyy.yyy Hello xxx.xxx [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx], pleased to meet you Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-PIPELINING Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-8BITMIME Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-SIZE 80000000 Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-DSN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-AUTH=LOGIN PLAIN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250-DELIVERBY Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 250 HELP Password: Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)>>> AUTH LOGIN Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 334 VXNlcm5hbWU6 Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)>>> emJ5c3plaw== Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)>>> dGVzdA== Net::SMTP::SSL=GLOB(0x1ac4a60)<<< 535 5.7.0 authentication failed 5.7.0 authentication failed

The password is incorrect in this snippet, but the protocol works correctly.
---
 git-send-email.perl |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git git-send-email.perl git-send-email.perl
index 37dfbe7..100fbd9 100755
--- git-send-email.perl
+++ git-send-email.perl
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use Term::ANSIColor;
 use File::Temp qw/ tempdir tempfile /;
 use File::Spec::Functions qw(catfile);
 use Error qw(:try);
+use Authen::SASL qw(Perl);
 use Git;
 use MIME::Base64;
 
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  1. git-send-email: Add AUTH LOGIN supportJoe Perches, Aug 6, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2011
  3. Joe PerchesAug 6, 2011
  4. Joe PerchesAug 19, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 19, 2011
  6. Joe PerchesAug 19, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2011
  8. send-email: auth plain/login fixZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Sep 24, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoSep 26, 2011
  10. Joe PerchesSep 26, 2011
  11. Jakub NarebskiSep 26, 2011
  12. send-email: auth plain/login fixZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Sep 27, 2011
  13. Jeff KingSep 27, 2011
  14. send-email: auth plain/login fixZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Sep 28, 2011
  15. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2011
  16. send-email: auth plain/login fixZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Sep 29, 2011
  17. Joe PerchesSep 29, 2011
  18. send-email: auth plain/login fixZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Sep 29, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoSep 29, 2011

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