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How to Setup Proxy Authentication (ProxyAuth) for IMAP? (Doc ID 1387203.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Communications Messaging Server - Version 6.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Proxy authentication allows a store administrator to connect to a user's mailbox as if they are that user and issue IMAP commands as them.

We'll find out how to configure proxy authentication to IMAP using the non-standard ProxyAuth command and the SASL PLAIN standard.

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
Solution
 ProxyAuth Authentication
 SASL PLAIN Authentication
References


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