> On 19/01/2026 05:51 EET r.barclay--- via dovecot <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>  
> Hi,
> 
> I'm setting up a new IMAPS server using Dovecot 2.4 at the moment.
> I'd like my network internal users to authenticate using GSSAPI.
> The server is also exposed to the Internet for smart phone email access. I 
> want to offer PLAIN login only for external users as they can't be legitimate 
> internal Kerberos users. (Just as an additional layer of security.)
> 
> Would this approach work? 
> 
> service imap-login {
>   inet_listener imaps_external {
>     port = 1993
>     ssl = yes
>     auth_mechanisms = plain login
>   }
>   inet_listener imaps_internal {
>     port = 7993
>     ssl = yes
>     auth_mechanisms = plain login gssapi
>   }
> }
> 
> Then I'd allow only port 1993 externally and keep port 7993 for the LAN.
> 
> Thank you for your advice!
> Reg

Hi,

that unfortunately will not work. You probably get best results by having a 
backend and two proxies, one for external and one for internal users.

Aki

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