Authentication service
RFC 912, “Authentication service”, is an Unknown document published in September 1984 by M. St. Johns. It has been obsoleted by RFC 931 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes a proposed authentication protocol for verifying the identity of a user of a TCP connection. Given a TCP port number pair, it returns a character string which identifies the owner of that connection on the server's system. Suggested uses include automatic identification and verification of a user during an FTP session, additional verification of a TAC dial up user, and access verification for a generalized network file server.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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