[jdev] SASL Google Talk

[JD Conley]

> I'm working on a Google Talk connection but I'n not very familiar with
> SASL.
> If I connect to the Google server over SSL, are there additional steps
> to take or can I just send something like :
> 
> <iq type="set" id="auth_2" to="gmail.com" >
> <query xmlns="jabber:iq:auth">
> <username>name</username>
> <password>pass</password>
> <resource>myclient</resource>
> </query>
> </iq>

Unfortunately SASL is quite a bit more complicated than that. The server
will send you a list of mechanisms, then you choose one and use it.

See: http://www.xmpp.org/specs/rfc3920.html#sasl

-JD Conley