diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f731f0b..0c6a6df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: bundle install
     - name: Run test
-      run: rake test
+      run: bundle exec rake test
diff --git a/lib/net/smtp.rb b/lib/net/smtp.rb
index 544b878..9799aac 100644
--- a/lib/net/smtp.rb
+++ b/lib/net/smtp.rb
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class SMTPUnsupportedCommand < ProtocolError
   #
   # The Net::SMTP class supports the \SMTP extension for SASL Authentication
   # [RFC4954[https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4954.html]] and the following
-  # SASL mechanisms: +PLAIN+, +LOGIN+ _(deprecated)_, and +CRAM-MD5+
-  # _(deprecated)_.
+  # SASL mechanisms: +ANONYMOUS+, +EXTERNAL+, +OAUTHBEARER+, +PLAIN+,
+  # +SCRAM-SHA-1+, +SCRAM-SHA-256+, and +XOAUTH2+.
   #
   # To use \SMTP authentication, pass extra arguments to
   # SMTP.start or SMTP#start.
@@ -185,10 +185,38 @@ class SMTPUnsupportedCommand < ProtocolError
   #     Net::SMTP.start('your.smtp.server', 25,
   #                     username: 'Your Account', secret: 'Your Password', authtype: :plain)
   #
-  # Support for other SASL mechanisms-such as +EXTERNAL+, +OAUTHBEARER+,
-  # +SCRAM-SHA-256+, and +XOAUTH2+-will be added in a future release.
+  #     # SCRAM-SHA-256
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 25,
+  #                     user: "authentication identity", secret: password,
+  #                     authtype: :scram_sha_256)
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 25,
+  #                     auth: {type:     :scram_sha_256,
+  #                            username: "authentication identity",
+  #                            password: password,
+  #                            authzid:  "authorization identity"}) # optional
   #
-  # The +LOGIN+ and +CRAM-MD5+ mechanisms are still available for backwards
+  #     # OAUTHBEARER
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 25,
+  #                     auth: {type:         :oauthbearer,
+  #                            oauth2_token: oauth2_access_token,
+  #                            authzid:      "authorization identity", # optional
+  #                            host:         "your.smtp.server",       # optional
+  #                            port:         25})                      # optional
+  #
+  #     # XOAUTH2
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 25,
+  #                     user: "username", secret: oauth2_access_token, authtype: :xoauth2)
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 25,
+  #                     auth: {type:         :xoauth2,
+  #                            username:     "username",
+  #                            oauth2_token: oauth2_token})
+  #
+  #     # EXTERNAL
+  #     Net::SMTP.start("your.smtp.server", 587,
+  #                     starttls: :always, ssl_context_params: ssl_ctx_params,
+  #                     authtype: "external")
+  #
+  # +DIGEST-MD5+, +LOGIN+, and +CRAM-MD5+ are still available for backwards
   # compatibility, but are deprecated and should be avoided.
   #
   class SMTP < Protocol
@@ -921,8 +949,9 @@ def auth(authtype = DEFAULT_AUTH_TYPE, *args, **kwargs, &block)
 
     private
 
-    def check_auth_args(type_arg = nil, *args, type: nil, **kwargs)
+    def check_auth_args(type_arg = nil, *args, type: nil, user: nil, **kwargs)
       type ||= type_arg || DEFAULT_AUTH_TYPE
+      kwargs[:username] ||= user if user
       klass = Authenticator.auth_class(type) or
         raise ArgumentError, "wrong authentication type #{type}"
       klass.check_args(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -1037,6 +1066,21 @@ def get_response(reqline)
       recv_response()
     end
 
+    # Returns a successful Response.
+    #
+    # Yields continuation data and replies to the server using the block result.
+    #
+    # Raises an exception for any non-successful, non-continuation response.
+    def send_command_with_continuations(*args)
+      server_resp = get_response args.join(" ")
+      while server_resp.continue?
+        client_resp = yield server_resp.string.strip.split(nil, 2).last
+        server_resp = get_response client_resp
+      end
+      server_resp.success? or raise server_resp.exception_class.new(server_resp)
+      server_resp
+    end
+
     private
 
     def validate_line(line)
diff --git a/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_client_adapter.rb b/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_client_adapter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e61d951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_client_adapter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "net/imap"
+
+module Net
+  class SMTP
+    SASL = Net::IMAP::SASL
+
+    # Experimental
+    #
+    # Initialize with a block that runs a command, yielding for continuations.
+    class SASLClientAdapter < SASL::ClientAdapter
+      include SASL::ProtocolAdapters::SMTP
+
+      RESPONSE_ERRORS = [
+        SMTPAuthenticationError,
+        SMTPServerBusy,
+        SMTPSyntaxError,
+        SMTPFatalError,
+      ].freeze
+
+      def initialize(...)
+        super
+        @command_proc ||= client.method(:send_command_with_continuations)
+      end
+
+      def authenticate(...)
+        super
+      rescue SMTPServerBusy, SMTPSyntaxError, SMTPFatalError => error
+        raise SMTPAuthenticationError.new(error.response)
+      rescue SASL::AuthenticationIncomplete => error
+        raise error.response.exception_class.new(error.response)
+      end
+
+      def host;               client.address    end
+      def response_errors;    RESPONSE_ERRORS   end
+      def sasl_ir_capable?;   true              end
+      def drop_connection;    client.finish     end
+      def drop_connection!;   client.finish     end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_compatibility_adapter.rb b/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_compatibility_adapter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b5642
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/net/smtp/auth_sasl_compatibility_adapter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Net
+  class SMTP
+
+    # Curries arguments to SASLAdapter.authenticate.
+    class AuthSASLCompatibilityAdapter
+      def initialize(mechanism) @mechanism = mechanism end
+      def check_args(...) SASL.authenticator(@mechanism, ...) end
+      def new(smtp) @sasl_adapter = SASLClientAdapter.new(smtp); self end
+      def auth(...) @sasl_adapter.authenticate(@mechanism, ...) end
+    end
+
+    Authenticator.auth_classes.default_proc = ->hash, mechanism {
+      hash[mechanism] = AuthSASLCompatibilityAdapter.new(mechanism)
+    }
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/net-smtp.gemspec b/net-smtp.gemspec
index c365698..eca091d 100644
--- a/net-smtp.gemspec
+++ b/net-smtp.gemspec
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_dependency "net-protocol"
+
+  spec.add_dependency "net-imap", ">= 0.4.2" # experimental SASL support
 end
diff --git a/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb b/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
index 487b31b..6be53a4 100644
--- a/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
+++ b/test/net/smtp/test_smtp.rb
@@ -545,16 +545,6 @@ def test_start_auth_cram_md5
       assert_raise Net::SMTPAuthenticationError do
         Net::SMTP.start('localhost', port, user: 'account', password: 'password', authtype: :cram_md5){}
       end
-
-      port = fake_server_start(auth: 'CRAM-MD5')
-      smtp = Net::SMTP.new('localhost', port)
-      auth_cram_md5 = Net::SMTP::AuthCramMD5.new(smtp)
-      auth_cram_md5.define_singleton_method(:digest_class) { raise '"openssl" or "digest" library is required' }
-      Net::SMTP::AuthCramMD5.define_singleton_method(:new) { |_| auth_cram_md5 }
-      e = assert_raise RuntimeError do
-        smtp.start(user: 'account', password: 'password', authtype: :cram_md5){}
-      end
-      assert_equal('"openssl" or "digest" library is required', e.message)
     end
 
     def test_start_instance