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Password Authentication Protocol

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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.

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