ssl and secure authentication in thunderbird

[comptekki]

ssl is working in thunderbird fine. When I click on the secure authentication though thunderbird says it can't do that, but is the username and password still going over ssl when ssl is active?

[KevinH]

This is how my Thunderbird is configured and it works fine. Use SSL and secure auth.

[comptekki]

Originally Posted by KevinH

This is how my Thunderbird is configured and it works fine. Use SSL and secure auth.

I get an error from thunderbird that the server does not support secure auth.

[KevinH]

Originally Posted by comptekki

I get an error from thunderbird that the server does not support secure auth.

Do you have it enabled in the admin UI?

[comptekki]

Originally Posted by KevinH

Do you have it enabled in the admin UI?

Under the MTA tab, TLS is checked. Is that what you mean. I couldn't see any other setting for this.

[KevinH]

What is you just take off secure and use just SSL? Does that work?

[comptekki]

Originally Posted by KevinH

What is you just take off secure and use just SSL? Does that work?

I guess. When it is using ssl (ssl mode does work), does that include the username/password auth process? That is, in ssl mode is the auth being done via under the ssl umbrella.

[KevinH]

Originally Posted by comptekki

I guess. When it is using ssl (ssl mode does work), does that include the username/password auth process? That is, in ssl mode is the auth being done via under the ssl umbrella.

Yes it's SSL for the entire life cycle of the connection.

[zzzzsg]

hi KevinH

Did you do anything on your Zimbra to make it work with Secure Authentication in Thunderbird?

Did you modify postfix main.cf's smtp_auth_enable ?

Or do you mean running saslzmauthdctl start ???


thanks

Originally Posted by KevinH

This is how my Thunderbird is configured and it works fine. Use SSL and secure auth.

[KevinH]

There are no modifications in our config files. It's working like this out-of-the-box. Make sure saslauthd is running and check for errors in /var/log/zimbra.log