iks_insert_attrib(x, "xmlns", IKS_NS_XMPP_SASL);
iks_insert_attrib(x, "mechanism", "PLAIN");
sprintf(s, "%c%s%c%s", 0, client->jid->user, 0, client->password);
- ast_base64encode(base64, (const unsigned char *) s, len, len * 2);
+
+ /* exclude the NULL training byte from the base64 encoding operation
+ as some XMPP servers will refuse it.
+ The format for authentication is [authzid]\0authcid\0password
+ not [authzid]\0authcid\0password\0 */
+ ast_base64encode(base64, (const unsigned char *) s, len - 1, len * 2);
iks_insert_cdata(x, base64, 0);
iks_send(client->p, x);
iks_delete(x);