RFC 7677: SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanisms
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This document registers the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanisms SCRAM-SHA-256 and SCRAM-SHA-256-PLUS, provides guidance for secure implementation of the original SCRAM-SHA-1-PLUS mechanism, and updates the SCRAM registration procedures of RFC 5802.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7677
- Published
- November 2015
- Authors
- T. Hansen
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 8
- Also known as
- —
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