* this point SASL exchange should have completed
* and we should get a message back from the server
* telling us whether or not authentication is
- * successful. All buffer parameters are NULL.
+ * successful; the plugin should return OK/NOTOK
+ * to indicate whether or not the authentication
+ * was successful. All buffer parameters are NULL.
* NETSEC_SASL_CANCEL - Generate a protocol message that cancels the
- * SASL protocol exchange; outdata/outdatasize
- * should contain this message.
+ * SASL protocol exchange; the plugin should
+ * send this message. All buffer parameters are NULL.
*
* The callback should return OK on success, NOTOK on failure. Depending
* at the point of the authentication exchange, the callback may be asked
char *netsec_get_sasl_mechanism(netsec_context *ns_context) PURE;
+/*
+ * Returns the SASL strength security factor (SSF) for the negotiated
+ * authentication mechanism.
+ *
+ * The exact meaning of the SSF depends on the mechanism chosen, but in
+ * general:
+ *
+ * 0 - No encryption or integrity protection via SASL.
+ * 1 - Integrity protection only.
+ * >1 - Encryption
+ *
+ * The SSF is distinct from any encryption that is negotiated by TLS;
+ * if TLS is negotiated then the netsec SASL code will automatically disable
+ * any attempt to negotiate a security layer and thus the SSF will be 0.
+ */
+
+int netsec_get_sasl_ssf(netsec_context *ns_context) PURE;
+
/*
* Set the OAuth service name used to retrieve the OAuth parameters from
* user's profile. Just calling this function is not enough to guarantee