diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 92ae6c3a61..123f62f22a 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $LastChangedBy$
 $Date$
 -->
 
-<!ENTITY day          "05">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
+<!ENTITY day          "06">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY month        "03">                   <!-- Always 2 digits -->
 <!ENTITY year         "2010">
 <!ENTITY copyrightdate "2001-&year;">
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $Date$
 <!ENTITY tripwire-version             "2.4.1.2">
 <!ENTITY heimdal-version              "1.1">
 <!ENTITY mitkrb-version               "1.6">
-<!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-version           "2.1.22">
+<!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-version           "2.1.23">
 <!ENTITY stunnel-version              "4.21">
 <!ENTITY sudo-version                 "1.7.2p3">
 <!ENTITY nss-version                  "3.12.5">
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index f94155881e..2a99631053 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
 
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>March 6th, 2010</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[randy] - Updated to Cyrus-SASL-2.1.23.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>March 5th, 2010</para>
       <itemizedlist>
diff --git a/postlfs/security/cyrus-sasl.xml b/postlfs/security/cyrus-sasl.xml
index 4bfa9d5025..d0ba5824e2 100644
--- a/postlfs/security/cyrus-sasl.xml
+++ b/postlfs/security/cyrus-sasl.xml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
   <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-download-http "http://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-&cyrus-sasl-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-md5sum        "45dde9d19193ae9dd388eb68b2027bc9">
-  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-size          "1.5 MB">
-  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-buildsize     "14 MB">
-  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-time          "0.2 SBU">
+  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-md5sum        "2eb0e48106f0e9cd8001e654f267ecbc">
+  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-size          "1.6 MB">
+  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-buildsize     "17 MB">
+  <!ENTITY cyrus-sasl-time          "0.3 SBU">
 ]>
 
 <sect1 id="cyrus-sasl" xreflabel="Cyrus SASL-&cyrus-sasl-version;">
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@
     <para>Install <application>Cyrus SASL</application> by
     running the following commands:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
+<screen><userinput>sed -i.bak 's/#elif WITH_DES/#elif defined(WITH_DES)/' \
+    plugins/digestmd5.c &amp;&amp;
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+            --sysconfdir=/etc \
             --with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2 \
             --with-saslauthd=/var/run/saslauthd &amp;&amp;
 make</userinput></screen>
@@ -114,6 +117,9 @@ install -v -m700 -d /var/lib/sasl /var/run/saslauthd</userinput></screen>
   <sect2 role="commands">
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
+    <para><command>sed -i.bak ... plugins/digestmd5.c</command>: This fixes
+    a build problem caused by using newer compilers.</para>
+
     <para><parameter>--with-dbpath=/var/lib/sasl/sasldb2</parameter>: This
     parameter forces the <command>sasldb</command> database to be created
     in <filename class='directory'>/var/lib/sasl</filename> instead of