RFC 5034

"The Post Office Protocol (POP3) Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Authentication Mechanism", July 2007

Canonical URL:

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5034.txt
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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 1734

Updates:

RFC 2449

Authors:

R. Siemborski
A. Menon-Sen

Stream:

IETF

Source:

NON WORKING GROUP

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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]

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.