RFC 854
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RFC 854 is the foundational Internet standard that specifies the Telnet protocol for remote, text-based communication over TCP/IP networks.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telnet Option Specifications | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ network protocol specification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
client-server terminal sessions
ⓘ
interactive text sessions over TCP ⓘ |
| area |
remote terminal access
ⓘ
text-based communication ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
Telnet DO command
ⓘ
Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet DONT command
Telnet IAC byte ⓘ Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet WILL command
Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet WONT command
Telnet abort output signal ⓘ Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet are-you-there signal
Telnet binary transmission mode ⓘ Telnet break signal ⓘ Telnet command structure ⓘ Telnet connection semantics ⓘ Telnet control characters ⓘ Telnet data representation ⓘ Telnet echo handling ⓘ Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet end-of-line conventions
Telnet end-of-record marker ⓘ Telnet erase character function ⓘ Telnet erase line function ⓘ Telnet go-ahead signal ⓘ Telnet interrupt process signal ⓘ Telnet network virtual terminal concept ⓘ Telnet option negotiation ⓘ Telnet option subnegotiation ⓘ Telnet ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet timing and synchronization commands
interpret-as-command mechanism ⓘ |
| historicalRole | foundational standard for early Internet remote access ⓘ |
| influenced |
SSH protocol design
ⓘ
later remote shell protocols ⓘ |
| networkLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| protocolSpecified | Telnet ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable interoperable text-based communication between hosts
ⓘ
to specify a standard protocol for remote terminal access over TCP/IP ⓘ |
| relatedProtocol | Telnet ⓘ |
| relatedRFC |
RFC 855
ⓘ
RFC 856 ⓘ RFC 857 ⓘ RFC 858 ⓘ RFC 858 ⓘ
surface form:
RFC 859
RFC 860 ⓘ RFC 861 ⓘ RFC 862 ⓘ RFC 863 ⓘ RFC 864 ⓘ RFC 865 ⓘ RFC 866 ⓘ RFC 867 ⓘ RFC 868 ⓘ RFC 869 ⓘ RFC 870 ⓘ RFC 871 ⓘ RFC 872 ⓘ RFC 873 ⓘ RFC 874 ⓘ RFC 875 ⓘ RFC 876 ⓘ RFC 877 ⓘ RFC 878 ⓘ RFC 879 ⓘ |
| securityProperties |
does not provide encryption
ⓘ
does not provide strong authentication ⓘ transmits data in cleartext ⓘ |
| standardizes |
handling of control functions across heterogeneous systems
ⓘ
negotiation of terminal capabilities ⓘ |
| status | Internet Standard ⓘ |
| title |
Telnet
ⓘ
surface form:
Telnet Protocol Specification
|
| transportProtocol |
Transmission Control Protocol
ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
|
| useCase |
remote command-line administration
ⓘ
remote login to timesharing systems ⓘ |
| usesUnderlyingProtocolSuite | TCP/IP ⓘ |