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This section summarizes new extended messages which can be sent from the server.
Negotiates authentication with client or informs client that authorization was successful.
Syntax 1 (negotiating authorization):
AUTH <name> S [:<parameter>]
Syntax 2 (authorization successful):
AUTH <name> * <ident> <oid>
<name> The name of the SASL mechanism to use for authentication.
<ident> The ident is the userid@domain of the authenticated client account. It is returned on the final response from the server (Syntax 2) when authentication is successful.
<oid> The OID is the internal object identifier assigned to the client connection. If not supported by the server, then OID must be returned as '0'.
<parameter> This is optional data sent as an argument with the AUTH messages.
The server will send the syntax 2 form when the authentication process is complete or a numeric error reply.
![[Note]](images/note.png) | Editor's Note |
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The AUTH server message does not have a prefix. For a full explaination, see the note on the AUTH client message page. | |