RFC 1704 · INFORMATIONAL · 1994
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
On Internet Authentication
Overview
RFC 1704, “On Internet Authentication”, is an Informational document published in October 1994 by N. Haller, R. Atkinson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a spectrum of authentication technologies and provides suggestions to protocol developers on what kinds of authentication might be suitable for some kinds of protocols and applications used in the Internet. This document provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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