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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0006041ClearOSapp-smtp - SMTP Serverpublic2015-11-11 11:542020-11-13 05:22
Reporteruser2 
Assigned ToNickH 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version7.1.0 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0006041: Inconsistent approach to SMTP Authentication
DescriptionIf you have SMTP authentication disabled in the webconfig, it is still enabled for SMTPS (port 465) because of the line:
smtps inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_tls_wrappermode=yes -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
in master.cf.

I believe it should either be disabled (as the webconfig suggests) or enabled for STARTTLS (port 587) as well with:
submission inet n - n - - smtpd -o smtpd_sasl_auth_enable=yes
in master.cf

If it is enabled for STARTTLS as well then the webconfig should make it clear that it SMTP Authentication means port 25 only and that it is enabled anyway on port 465 (and 587).

Note SMTPS was never ratified as a standard so if only one secure method were enabled, arguably it should be STARTTLS and not SMTPS.

Ultimately it would be better to have a switch for each method of authentication.
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Date Modified Username Field Change
2015-11-11 11:54 user2 New Issue
2015-11-11 11:54 user2 Issue generated from: 0002271
2015-11-11 11:54 user2 Relationship added related to 0002271
2015-11-11 12:05 user2 Status new => confirmed
2015-11-12 12:54 user2 Summary Inconsistant approach to SMTP Authentication => Inconsistent approach to SMTP Authentication
2015-11-22 20:40 user2 Target Version 7.1.0 Updates => 7.2.0 Updates
2016-07-07 13:24 dloper Target Version 7.2.0 Updates => 7.3.0 Beta 1
2016-11-16 09:12 user2 Target Version 7.3.0 Beta 1 => 7.3.0 Beta 1
2016-11-16 09:19 user2 Target Version 7.3.0 Beta 1 =>
2020-11-13 05:22 NickH Status confirmed => closed
2020-11-13 05:22 NickH Assigned To => NickH
2020-11-13 05:22 NickH Resolution open => fixed