@misc{rfc1731,
    series =    {Request for Comments},
    number =    1731,
    howpublished =  {RFC 1731},
    publisher = {RFC Editor},
    doi =       {10.17487/RFC1731},
    url =       {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1731},
    author =    {John G. Myers},
    title =     {{IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms}},
    pagetotal = 6,
    year =      1994,
    month =     dec,
    abstract =  {The Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 {[}IMAP4{]} contains the AUTHENTICATE command, for identifying and authenticating a user to an IMAP4 server and for optionally negotiating a protection mechanism for subsequent protocol interactions. This document describes several authentication mechanisms for use by the IMAP4 AUTHENTICATE command. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}},
}