RFC 5090 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

RADIUS Extension for Digest Authentication

Overview

RFC 5090, “RADIUS Extension for Digest Authentication”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2008 by B. Sterman, D. Sadolevsky, D. Schwartz, D. Williams, W. Beck. It obsoletes RFC 4590. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines an extension to the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol to enable support of Digest Authentication, for use with HTTP-style protocols like the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and HTTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 4590
Other RFCs from 2008

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