RFC 2195

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RFC 2195 is an Internet standard that specifies the CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism for secure password-based login in protocols like IMAP and POP3.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments
appliesToProtocol IMAP NERFINISHED
POP3 NERFINISHED
area Applications
authenticationType challenge-response
author John G. Myers NERFINISHED
category Standards Track
defines Simple Challenge/Response authentication mechanism
definesHeader AUTH=CRAM-MD5
definesMechanismName CRAM-MD5 NERFINISHED
definesSASLMechanism CRAM-MD5 NERFINISHED
documentType Standards-track RFC
intendedFor email retrieval protocols
language English
monthPublished September
number 2195
obsoletedBy RFC 3501 NERFINISHED
organization Internet Society NERFINISHED
provides secure password-based login
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force
relatedTo SASL NERFINISHED
Simple Authentication and Security Layer NERFINISHED
securityProperty prevents cleartext password transmission
specifies CRAM-MD5 authentication mechanism
status Proposed Standard
stream Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
title IMAP/POP AUTHorize Extension for Simple Challenge/Response
updates IMAP4 NERFINISHED
POP3 NERFINISHED
usesAlgorithm HMAC-MD5 NERFINISHED
MD5 NERFINISHED
yearPublished 1997

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CRAM-MD5 definedIn RFC 2195