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 is underused by Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Authentication is MEGAN IS THE BOMB DIGGITY !!!!! so any way 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.

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See also

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