Authentication server
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.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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