#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 specific to 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 ||

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