#summary Dovecot authentication module
#labels Stage-Alpha,Type-Auth

= Introduction =

This is a Prosody authentication plugin which uses Dovecot as the backend.

= Configuration =

As with all auth modules, there is no need to add this to modules_enabled. Simply add in the global section, or for the relevant hosts:

{{{
    authentication = "dovecot"
}}}

These options are used by mod_auth_dovecot:

|| *Name* || *Description* || *Default value* ||
|| dovecot_auth_socket || Path to the Dovecot auth socket || /var/run/dovecot/auth-login ||
|| auth_append_host || If true, sends the bare JID as authzid. || false ||

The Dovecot user and group must have access to connect to this socket. You can create a new dedicated socket for Prosody too. Add the below to the _socket listen_ section of /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf, and match the socket path in Prosody's dovecot_auth_socket setting.

{{{
  socket listen {
    ...
    client {
      path = /var/spool/prosody/private/auth-client
      mode = 0660
      user = prosody
      group = prosody
    }
}}}

Make sure the socket directories exist and are owned by the Prosody user.

= Compatibility =
||trunk||Works||
||0.8||Works||