@misc{rfc7804, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 7804, howpublished = {RFC 7804}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC7804}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7804}, author = {Alexey Melnikov}, title = {{Salted Challenge Response HTTP Authentication Mechanism}}, pagetotal = 18, year = 2016, month = mar, abstract = {This specification describes a family of HTTP authentication mechanisms called the Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM), which provides a more robust authentication mechanism than a plaintext password protected by Transport Layer Security (TLS) and avoids the deployment obstacles presented by earlier TLS-protected challenge response authentication mechanisms.}, }