RFC 2865 · DRAFT STANDARD · 2000

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service

Overview

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]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2138
Other RFCs from 2000

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