IETF RFC 4954
SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
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| Organization: | IETF |
| Publication Date: | 1 July 2007 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 20 |
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This document defines a Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) extension whereby an SMTP client may 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 extension includes a profile of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) for SMTP.
This document obsoletes RFC 2554.
Document History
IETF RFC 4954
July 1, 2007
SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
This document defines a Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) extension whereby an SMTP client may indicate an authentication mechanism to the server, perform an authentication protocol exchange, and...