File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 1416

Authors:

T. Ts'o, Ed.
J. Altman

Stream:

[Legacy]

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2941

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Abstract

This document describes the authentication option to the telnet protocol as a generic method for negotiating an authentication type and mode including whether encryption should be used and if credentials should be forwarded. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.