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'''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.

See also: [[Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol]]