4.2 Authentication Library

The functions from `libmailbox' library get user information from the system user database. The library `libmuauth' extends this functionality, allowing `libmailbox' functions to obtain information about a user from several places, like SQL database, etc. The method used is described in detail in 3.2 Authorization and Authentication Principles. This chapter contains a very succinct description of the underlying library mechanism.

4.2.1 Data Types
4.2.2 Initializing `libmuauth'
4.2.3 Module Creation and Destruction
4.2.4 Obtaining Authorization Information
4.2.5 Existing Modules
4.2.6 Using `libmuauth' in Your Programs