RFC 4954
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RFC 4954 is an Internet standard that specifies the SMTP Authentication (SMTP AUTH) extension, enabling secure client authentication when sending email.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 4954 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SMTP AUTH ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
email clients
ⓘ
mail submission agents ⓘ mail transfer agents ⓘ |
| area | Applications Area ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
SMTP AUTH
ⓘ
surface form:
SMTP AUTH extension
SMTP AUTH ⓘ
surface form:
SMTP Authentication
|
| definesCommand | AUTH ⓘ |
| definesReplyCode |
235
ⓘ
334 ⓘ 432 ⓘ 454 ⓘ 534 ⓘ 535 ⓘ 538 ⓘ |
| documentType | Standards-track RFC ⓘ |
| doesNotDefine |
message encryption
ⓘ
message integrity protection ⓘ |
| enables |
client authentication for email submission
ⓘ
secure client authentication when sending email ⓘ |
| extends |
SMTP
ⓘ
surface form:
ESMTP
|
| focusesOn | authentication in SMTP ⓘ |
| goal | prevent unauthorized use of SMTP servers for message submission ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
email client to mail server authentication
ⓘ
submission of email by authenticated users ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 2554 ⓘ |
| protocol |
SMTP
ⓘ
surface form:
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
|
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relation | part of the ESMTP extension framework ⓘ |
| securityConsiderations |
discusses protection of authentication credentials
ⓘ
recommends use of TLS with SMTP AUTH ⓘ |
| specifies |
AUTH SMTP service extension
ⓘ
mechanism negotiation for SMTP authentication ⓘ use of SASL mechanisms with SMTP ⓘ use of the AUTH command in SMTP ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream | IETF Stream ⓘ |
| title |
SMTP AUTH
ⓘ
surface form:
SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
|
| updatesProtocol | SMTP ⓘ |
| uses |
SASL
ⓘ
SASL ⓘ
surface form:
Simple Authentication and Security Layer
|
| workingGroup | IETF ESMTP Working Group ⓘ |
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