Password Authentication Protocol: Difference between revisions

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[[de:PAP]]

'''Password Authentication Protocol''', sometimes abbreviated '''PAP''', is a simple authentication protocol used to authenticate a user to a remote access server or Internet service provider (ISP).

PAP transmits unencrypted [[ASCII]] passwords over the network and is therefore considered insecure.

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''See also:''

* CHAP - [[Challenge-handshake authentication protocol]]

[[de:Password Authentication Protocol]]