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RFC 5034: The Post Office Protocol (POP3) Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Authentication Mechanism

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This document defines a profile of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) for the Post Office Protocol (POP3). This extension allows a POP3 client to indicate an authentication mechanism to the server, perform an authentication protocol exchange, and optionally negotiate a security layer for subsequent protocol interactions during this session. This document seeks to consolidate the information related to POP3 AUTH into a single document. To this end, this document obsoletes and replaces RFC 1734, and updates the information contained in Section 6.3 of RFC 2449. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5034
Published
July 2007
Authors
R. Siemborski; A. Menon-Sen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
12
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 1734
Updates:
RFC 2449

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