imap authentication - shadow vs mysql
Hi,
I`m looking for some opinions about authentication process for the systems with more than 1000 E-mail accounts. Maybe some one could advise me what is the best authentication method.
At the moment Im storing all passwords in my /etc/passwd. My IMAP server is growing and Im planning to build new host, my question is:
what is the best authentication model for IMAP server ? Do I need to
store all user/passwords in mysql or maybe in LDAP ?
I`m searching for some solution which will help me to scale my system in the future.
Maybe some one could advice me ?
Greetings
Konrad
- Konra Wawryn:
I`m searching for some solution which will help me to scale my system in the future.
You provided very little information about your requirements, and "to scale" is just as vague a term. Hence, I recommend an LDAP server, because it works in many scenarios, can accommodate thousands of users, and is basically the default solution for this type of write-seldom- read-often type of user data storage.
As for MySQL, I would personally not use it for authentication unless I had no other option.
-Ralph
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Konra Wawryn
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Ralph Seichter