diff --git a/src/core/ngx_config.h b/src/core/ngx_config.h
index 6078d89..ef31be5 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_config.h
+++ b/src/core/ngx_config.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #define ngx_signal_helper(n)     SIG##n
 #define ngx_signal_value(n)      ngx_signal_helper(n)
 
+#define ngx_random               random
+
 /* TODO: #ifndef */
 #define NGX_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL      QUIT
 #define NGX_TERMINATE_SIGNAL     TERM
diff --git a/src/core/ngx_file.c b/src/core/ngx_file.c
index f6bf04b..e74c1ae 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_file.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_file.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 static ngx_atomic_uint_t  ngx_temp_number;
-static ngx_atomic_uint_t  ngx_random;
+static ngx_atomic_uint_t  ngx_random_number;
 
 
 ssize_t
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 ngx_init_temp_number(void)
 {
     ngx_temp_number = 0;
-    ngx_random = 123456;
+    ngx_random_number = 123456;
 }
 
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 ngx_next_temp_number(ngx_uint_t collision)
 {
     if (collision) {
-        ngx_temp_number += ngx_random;
+        ngx_temp_number += ngx_random_number;
     }
 
     return ngx_temp_number++;
diff --git a/src/imap/ngx_imap.h b/src/imap/ngx_imap.h
index a55ad8c..2c24b5c 100644
--- a/src/imap/ngx_imap.h
+++ b/src/imap/ngx_imap.h
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
     ngx_str_t               imap_starttls_capability;
     ngx_str_t               imap_starttls_only_capability;
 
+    ngx_str_t               server_name;
+
+    ngx_uint_t              auth_methods;
+
     ngx_array_t             pop3_capabilities;
     ngx_array_t             imap_capabilities;
 
@@ -149,10 +153,12 @@
     unsigned                backslash:1;
     unsigned                no_sync_literal:1;
     unsigned                starttls:1;
+    unsigned                auth_method:1;
 
     ngx_str_t               login;
     ngx_str_t               passwd;
 
+    ngx_str_t               salt;
     ngx_str_t               tag;
     ngx_str_t               tagged_line;
 
@@ -179,29 +185,37 @@
 } ngx_imap_log_ctx_t;
 
 
-#define NGX_POP3_USER       1
-#define NGX_POP3_PASS       2
-#define NGX_POP3_CAPA       3
-#define NGX_POP3_QUIT       4
-#define NGX_POP3_NOOP       5
-#define NGX_POP3_STLS       6
-#define NGX_POP3_APOP       7
-#define NGX_POP3_STAT       8
-#define NGX_POP3_LIST       9
-#define NGX_POP3_RETR       10
-#define NGX_POP3_DELE       11
-#define NGX_POP3_RSET       12
-#define NGX_POP3_TOP        13
-#define NGX_POP3_UIDL       14
+#define NGX_POP3_USER        1
+#define NGX_POP3_PASS        2
+#define NGX_POP3_CAPA        3
+#define NGX_POP3_QUIT        4
+#define NGX_POP3_NOOP        5
+#define NGX_POP3_STLS        6
+#define NGX_POP3_APOP        7
+#define NGX_POP3_STAT        8
+#define NGX_POP3_LIST        9
+#define NGX_POP3_RETR        10
+#define NGX_POP3_DELE        11
+#define NGX_POP3_RSET        12
+#define NGX_POP3_TOP         13
+#define NGX_POP3_UIDL        14
 
 
-#define NGX_IMAP_LOGIN      1
-#define NGX_IMAP_LOGOUT     2
-#define NGX_IMAP_CAPABILITY 3
-#define NGX_IMAP_NOOP       4
-#define NGX_IMAP_STARTTLS   5
+#define NGX_IMAP_LOGIN       1
+#define NGX_IMAP_LOGOUT      2
+#define NGX_IMAP_CAPABILITY  3
+#define NGX_IMAP_NOOP        4
+#define NGX_IMAP_STARTTLS    5
 
-#define NGX_IMAP_NEXT       6
+#define NGX_IMAP_NEXT        6
+
+
+#define NGX_IMAP_AUTH_PLAIN  0
+#define NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP   1
+
+
+#define NGX_IMAP_AUTH_PLAIN_ENABLED  0x0002
+#define NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP_ENABLED   0x0004
 
 
 #define NGX_IMAP_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND  20
diff --git a/src/imap/ngx_imap_auth_http_module.c b/src/imap/ngx_imap_auth_http_module.c
index 96531ab..fd9bb53 100644
--- a/src/imap/ngx_imap_auth_http_module.c
+++ b/src/imap/ngx_imap_auth_http_module.c
@@ -131,7 +131,10 @@
 };
 
 
-static char *ngx_imap_auth_http_protocol[] = { "pop3", "imap" };
+static char       *ngx_imap_auth_http_protocol[] = { "pop3", "imap" };
+static ngx_str_t   ngx_imap_auth_http_method[] = {
+    ngx_string("plain"), ngx_string("apop")
+};
 
 
 void
@@ -558,6 +561,25 @@
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (len == sizeof("Auth-Pass") - 1
+                && ngx_strncasecmp(ctx->header_name_start, "Auth-Pass",
+                                   sizeof("Auth-Pass") - 1) == 0)
+            {
+                s->passwd.len = ctx->header_end - ctx->header_start;
+
+                s->passwd.data = ngx_palloc(s->connection->pool, s->passwd.len);
+                if (s->passwd.data == NULL) {
+                    ngx_close_connection(ctx->peer.connection);
+                    ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->pool);
+                    ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                ngx_memcpy(s->passwd.data, ctx->header_start, s->passwd.len);
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (len == sizeof("Auth-Wait") - 1
                 && ngx_strncasecmp(ctx->header_name_start, "Auth-Wait",
                                    sizeof("Auth-Wait") - 1) == 0)
@@ -614,6 +636,15 @@
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (s->passwd.data == NULL) {
+                ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, s->connection->log, 0,
+                              "auth http server %V did not send password",
+                              &ctx->peer.peers->peer[0].name);
+                ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->pool);
+                ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+                return;
+            }
+
             peers = ngx_pcalloc(s->connection->pool, sizeof(ngx_peers_t));
             if (peers == NULL) {
                 ngx_destroy_pool(ctx->pool);
@@ -731,6 +762,8 @@
             s->connection->read->handler = ngx_imap_auth_state;
         }
 
+        s->auth_method = NGX_IMAP_AUTH_PLAIN;
+
         c->log->action = "in auth state";
 
         ngx_imap_send(s->connection->write);
@@ -1007,6 +1040,7 @@
           + sizeof("Auth-Method: plain" CRLF) - 1
           + sizeof("Auth-User: ") - 1 + login.len + sizeof(CRLF) - 1
           + sizeof("Auth-Pass: ") - 1 + passwd.len + sizeof(CRLF) - 1
+          + sizeof("Auth-Salt: ") - 1 + s->salt.len
           + sizeof("Auth-Protocol: imap" CRLF) - 1
           + sizeof("Auth-Login-Attempt: ") - 1 + NGX_INT_T_LEN
                 + sizeof(CRLF) - 1
@@ -1029,8 +1063,12 @@
                          ahcf->host_header.len);
     *b->last++ = CR; *b->last++ = LF;
 
-    b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, "Auth-Method: plain" CRLF,
-                         sizeof("Auth-Method: plain" CRLF) - 1);
+    b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, "Auth-Method: ",
+                         sizeof("Auth-Method: ") - 1);
+    b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last,
+                         ngx_imap_auth_http_method[s->auth_method].data,
+                         ngx_imap_auth_http_method[s->auth_method].len);
+    *b->last++ = CR; *b->last++ = LF;
 
     b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, "Auth-User: ", sizeof("Auth-User: ") - 1);
     b->last = ngx_copy(b->last, login.data, login.len);
@@ -1040,6 +1078,13 @@
     b->last = ngx_copy(b->last, passwd.data, passwd.len);
     *b->last++ = CR; *b->last++ = LF;
 
+    if (s->salt.len) {
+        b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, "Auth-Salt: ", sizeof("Auth-Salt: ") - 1);
+        b->last = ngx_copy(b->last, s->salt.data, s->salt.len);
+
+        s->passwd.data = NULL;
+    }
+
     b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, "Auth-Protocol: ",
                          sizeof("Auth-Protocol: ") - 1);
     b->last = ngx_cpymem(b->last, ngx_imap_auth_http_protocol[s->protocol],
diff --git a/src/imap/ngx_imap_core_module.c b/src/imap/ngx_imap_core_module.c
index af50ad6..3ae370a 100644
--- a/src/imap/ngx_imap_core_module.c
+++ b/src/imap/ngx_imap_core_module.c
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
 };
 
 
+static ngx_conf_bitmask_t  ngx_imap_auth_methods[] = {
+    { ngx_string("plain"), NGX_IMAP_AUTH_PLAIN_ENABLED },
+    { ngx_string("apop"), NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP_ENABLED },
+    { ngx_null_string, 0 }
+};
+
+
 static ngx_command_t  ngx_imap_core_commands[] = {
 
     { ngx_string("server"),
@@ -103,6 +110,20 @@
       offsetof(ngx_imap_core_srv_conf_t, imap_capabilities),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("server_name"),
+      NGX_IMAP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_IMAP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_str_slot,
+      NGX_IMAP_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_imap_core_srv_conf_t, server_name),
+      NULL },
+
+    { ngx_string("auth"),
+      NGX_IMAP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_IMAP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_1MORE,
+      ngx_conf_set_bitmask_slot,
+      NGX_IMAP_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_imap_core_srv_conf_t, auth_methods),
+      &ngx_imap_auth_methods },
+
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -210,6 +231,30 @@
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->so_keepalive, prev->so_keepalive, 0);
 
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_bitmask_value(conf->auth_methods, prev->auth_methods,
+                           (NGX_CONF_BITMASK_SET|NGX_IMAP_AUTH_PLAIN_ENABLED));
+
+
+    ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->server_name, prev->server_name, "");
+
+    if (conf->server_name.len == 0) {
+        conf->server_name.data = ngx_palloc(cf->pool, NGX_MAXHOSTNAMELEN);
+        if (conf->server_name.data == NULL) {
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (gethostname((char *) conf->server_name.data, NGX_MAXHOSTNAMELEN)
+            == -1)
+        {
+            ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, ngx_errno,
+                               "gethostname() failed");
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        conf->server_name.len = ngx_strlen(conf->server_name.data);
+    }
+
+
     if (conf->pop3_capabilities.nelts == 0) {
         conf->pop3_capabilities = prev->pop3_capabilities;
     }
diff --git a/src/imap/ngx_imap_handler.c b/src/imap/ngx_imap_handler.c
index 4a4c2c7..bb92b36 100644
--- a/src/imap/ngx_imap_handler.c
+++ b/src/imap/ngx_imap_handler.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 static void
 ngx_imap_init_session(ngx_connection_t *c)
 {
+    u_char                    *p;
     ngx_imap_session_t        *s;
     ngx_imap_core_srv_conf_t  *cscf;
 
@@ -253,6 +254,35 @@
 
     s->out = greetings[s->protocol];
 
+    if ((cscf->auth_methods & NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP_ENABLED)
+        && s->protocol == NGX_IMAP_POP3_PROTOCOL)
+    {
+        s->salt.data = ngx_palloc(c->pool,
+                                 sizeof(" <18446744073709551616.@>" CRLF) - 1
+                                 + NGX_TIME_T_LEN
+                                 + cscf->server_name.len);
+        if (s->salt.data == NULL) {
+            ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        s->salt.len = ngx_sprintf(s->salt.data, "<%ul.%T@%V>" CRLF,
+                                  ngx_random(), ngx_time(), &cscf->server_name)
+                     - s->salt.data;
+
+        s->out.data = ngx_palloc(c->pool, greetings[0].len + 1 + s->salt.len);
+        if (s->out.data == NULL) {
+            ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        p = ngx_cpymem(s->out.data, greetings[0].data, greetings[0].len - 2);
+        *p++ = ' ';
+        p = ngx_cpymem(p, s->salt.data, s->salt.len);
+
+        s->out.len = p - s->out.data;
+    }
+
     ngx_add_timer(c->read, cscf->timeout);
 
     if (ngx_handle_read_event(c->read, 0) == NGX_ERROR) {
@@ -726,6 +756,56 @@
                 text = cscf->pop3_capability.data;
                 break;
 
+            case NGX_POP3_APOP:
+                cscf = ngx_imap_get_module_srv_conf(s, ngx_imap_core_module);
+
+                if ((cscf->auth_methods & NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP_ENABLED)
+                    && s->args.nelts == 2)
+                {
+                    arg = s->args.elts;
+
+                    s->login.len = arg[0].len;
+                    s->login.data = ngx_palloc(c->pool, s->login.len);
+                    if (s->login.data == NULL) {
+                        ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    ngx_memcpy(s->login.data, arg[0].data, s->login.len);
+
+                    s->passwd.len = arg[1].len;
+                    s->passwd.data = ngx_palloc(c->pool, s->passwd.len);
+                    if (s->passwd.data == NULL) {
+                        ngx_imap_session_internal_server_error(s);
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    ngx_memcpy(s->passwd.data, arg[1].data, s->passwd.len);
+
+                    ngx_log_debug2(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_IMAP, c->log, 0,
+                                   "pop3 apop: \"%V\" \"%V\"",
+                                   &s->login, &s->passwd);
+
+                    s->auth_method = NGX_IMAP_AUTH_APOP;
+
+                    s->args.nelts = 0;
+                    s->buffer->pos = s->buffer->start;
+                    s->buffer->last = s->buffer->start;
+
+                    if (rev->timer_set) {
+                        ngx_del_timer(rev);
+                    }
+
+                    ngx_imap_auth_http_init(s);
+
+                    return;
+
+                } else {
+                    rc = NGX_IMAP_PARSE_INVALID_COMMAND;
+                }
+
+                break;
+
             case NGX_POP3_QUIT:
                 s->quit = 1;
                 break;
@@ -763,8 +843,6 @@
 
             case NGX_POP3_PASS:
                 if (s->args.nelts == 1) {
-                    /* STUB */ s->imap_state = ngx_pop3_start;
-
                     arg = s->args.elts;
                     s->passwd.len = arg[0].len;
                     s->passwd.data = ngx_palloc(c->pool, s->passwd.len);
diff --git a/src/imap/ngx_imap_parse.c b/src/imap/ngx_imap_parse.c
index eea4550..6256cc8 100644
--- a/src/imap/ngx_imap_parse.c
+++ b/src/imap/ngx_imap_parse.c
@@ -429,6 +429,10 @@
                     {
                         s->command = NGX_POP3_PASS;
 
+                    } else if (c0 == 'A' && c1 == 'P' && c2 == 'O' && c3 == 'P')
+                    {
+                        s->command = NGX_POP3_APOP;
+
                     } else if (c0 == 'Q' && c1 == 'U' && c2 == 'I' && c3 == 'T')
                     {
                         s->command = NGX_POP3_QUIT;
@@ -496,12 +500,20 @@
         case sw_argument:
             switch (ch) {
 
-         /*
-          * the space should be considered part of the at username
-          * or password, but not of argument in other commands
-          *
-          * case ' ':
-          */
+            case ' ':
+
+                /*
+                 * the space should be considered as part of the at username
+                 * or password, but not of argument in other commands
+                 */
+
+                if (s->command == NGX_POP3_USER
+                    || s->command == NGX_POP3_PASS)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                /* fall through */
 
             case CR:
             case LF:
diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
index a44a89c..4844ae5 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_posix_init.c
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
     ngx_inherited_nonblocking = 0;
 #endif
 
+    srandom(ngx_time());
+
     return NGX_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
index eecf105..696280a 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
+++ b/src/os/win32/ngx_win32_config.h
@@ -171,4 +171,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
+#define ngx_random               rand
+
+
 #endif /* _NGX_WIN32_CONFIG_H_INCLUDED_ */