bcoe / bcoe/secure-smtpd

AUTH LOGIN broken

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Python
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Description

The strings to be encoded are:
- 'Username:'
- 'Password:'

**Mind the ":" at the end!**

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Research direction

Start by locating the SMTP server's AUTH LOGIN handling and trace how the Username: and Password: challenge strings are encoded. Reproduce the login flow and verify that both prompts include the trailing colon and are encoded as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
authentication, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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