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RFC 2595
Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP,June 1999
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Updated by:
- RFC 4616,RFC 7817,RFC 8314
- Author:
- C. Newman
- Stream:
- [Legacy]
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2595
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Abstract
Recognizing that such sites will desire simple password authentication in combination with TLS encryption, this specification defines the PLAIN SASL mechanism for use with protocols which lack a simple password authentication command such as ACAP and SMTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.