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@misc{rfc2554,
    series =    {Request for Comments},
    number =    2554,
    howpublished =  {RFC 2554},
    publisher = {RFC Editor},
    doi =       {10.17487/RFC2554},
    url =       {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2554},
    author =    {John G. Myers},
    title =     {{SMTP Service Extension for Authentication}},
    pagetotal = 11,
    year =      1999,
    month =     mar,
    abstract =  {This document defines an SMTP service extension {[}ESMTP{]} 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. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}},
}