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by viraptor 2647 days ago
> I would love it if there were a simple, open standard for authentication so every database didn't have to redo it

There is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Authentication_and_Secu...
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jchw 2647 days ago
I've only ever seen it used with IRC but this most certainly is the closest thing. Guess I hope for more adoption in the future.
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X-Istence 2644 days ago
SASL is also used with Dovecot/Postfix for example.
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