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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|Internet service provider(ISP)]]. PAP Almostis allundersused by [[NetworkPoint operatingto systemPoint Protocol]] remote servers support PAP.(PPP)

Authentication is a process of validating a user, accessing the resources. Almost all [[Network operating system]] remote servers support PAP.

PAP transmits unencrypted [[ASCII]] passwords over the network and is therefore considered insecure. PAP is used as a last resort when the remote access server does not support a stronger authentication protocol.

==See also==

[[Point to Point Protocol]] has two protocols for authentications, which is PAP (this article) and

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