RFC 5034
The Post Office Protocol (POP3) Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Authentication Mechanism, July 2007
- File formats:
- 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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5034
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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 Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.