File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 2245

Author:

K. Zeilenga

Stream:

IETF

Source:

sasl (sec)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4505

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Abstract

On the Internet, it is common practice to permit anonymous access to various services. Traditionally, this has been done with a plain-text password mechanism using "anonymous" as the user name and using optional trace information, such as an email address, as the password. As plain-text login commands are not permitted in new IETF protocols, a new way to provide anonymous login is needed within the context of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) framework. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.