Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
RFC 2865, “Remote Authentication Dial In User Service”, is a Draft Standard document published in June 2000 by C. Rigney, S. Willens, A. Rubens, W. Simpson. It obsoletes RFC 2138. It has since been updated by RFC 2868, RFC 3575, RFC 5080, RFC 6929, RFC 8044, RFC 9765. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a protocol for carrying authentication, authorization, and configuration information between a Network Access Server which desires to authenticate its links and a shared Authentication Server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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