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INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

D. M'Raihi
J. Rydell
S. Bajaj
S. Machani
D. Naccache

Stream:

IETF

Source:

NON WORKING GROUP

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6287

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Abstract

This document describes an algorithm for challenge-responseauthentication developed by the Initiative for Open Authentication(OATH). The specified mechanisms leverage the HMAC-based One-TimePassword (HOTP) algorithm and offer one-way and mutualauthentication, and electronic signature capabilities. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it ispublished for informational purposes.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.