RFC 5034: The Post Office Protocol (POP3) Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Authentication Mechanism

This document defines a profile of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) for the Post Office Protocol (POP3). This extension allows a POP3…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2449: POP3 Extension Mechanism
Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 1734: POP3 AUTHentication command
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4648: The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings
Normative reference — RFC 4234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
Normative reference — RFC 3454: Preparation of Internationalized Strings ("stringprep")
Normative reference — RFC 4422: Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
Normative reference — RFC 4013: SASLprep: Stringprep Profile for User Names and Passwords
Normative reference — RFC 1939: Post Office Protocol - Version 3
Normative reference — RFC 2595: Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP
Normative reference — RFC 4616: The PLAIN Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism
Informative reference — RFC 4346: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.1
Informative reference — RFC 4752: The Kerberos V5 ("GSSAPI") Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism
Informative reference — RFC 3206: The SYS and AUTH POP Response Codes

Incoming relationships (4 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8314: Cleartext Considered Obsolete: Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Email Submission and Access
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6885: Stringprep Revision and Problem Statement for the Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings (PRECIS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5721: POP3 Support for UTF-8
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6856: Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) Support for UTF-8