RFC 931 · UNKNOWN · 1985

Authentication server

Overview

RFC 931, “Authentication server”, is an Unknown document published in January 1985 by M. St. Johns. It obsoletes RFC 912. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1413 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC suggests a proposed protocol for the ARPA-Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. This is the second draft of this proposal (superseding RFC-912) and incorporates a more formal description of the syntax for the request and response dialog, as well as a change to specify the type of user identification returned.

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

What “Unknown” means

The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 912
Obsoleted by
RFC 1413
Other RFCs from 1985

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