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Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
draft-myers-saslrev-02

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
Expired & archived
Author John G. Myers
Last updated 2002-04-08
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Abstract

SASL provides a method for adding authentication support with an optional security layer to connection-based protocols. It also describes a structure for authentication mechanisms. The result is an abstraction layer between protocols and authentication mechanisms such that any SASL-compatible authentication mechanism can be used with any SASL-compatible protocol. This document describes how a SASL authentication mechanism is structured, how a protocol adds support for SASL, defines the protocol for carrying a security layer over a connection, and defines the EXTERNAL SASL authentication mechanism.

Authors

John G. Myers

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