RFC 2831: Using Digest Authentication as a SASL Mechanism
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6331.
Current version: RFC 6331 — Moving DIGEST-MD5 to Historic
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This specification defines how HTTP Digest Authentication can be used as a SASL mechanism for any protocol that has a SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) profile. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2831
- Published
- May 2000
- Authors
- P. Leach; C. Newman
- Status
- HISTORIC
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 27
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 6331
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- RFC 2817Upgrading to TLS Within HTTP/1.1Updated
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October 2000
- RFC 2617HTTP Authentication: Basic and Digest Access AuthenticationObsoleted
June 1999
- RFC 2616Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1Obsoleted
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