The Post Office Protocol Simple Authentication and Security Layer Authentication Mechanism
RFC 5034, “The Post Office Protocol Simple Authentication and Security Layer Authentication Mechanism”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2007 by R. Siemborski, A. Menon-Sen. It updates RFC 2449. It obsoletes RFC 1734. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
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]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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