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SMTP Authentication

SMTP Authentication, often abbreviated SMTP AUTH, is an extension of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) whereby a client may log in using any authentication mechanism supported by the server. It is mainly used by submission servers, where authentication is mandatory.

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Role in the mail transport system

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SMTP Authentication

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples23
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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SMTP Authentication

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related to history · 21
SMTP Authentication → An, As, Before SMTP AUTH, CRAM-MD5, ESMTP, ESMTPA, Extended SMTP, HMACs, IETF, Internet, IP, ISP, John Gardiner Myers, Jon Postel, MD5, POP, SASL, Security Layer, Simple Authentication, SMTP
related to Other · 2
SMTP Authentication → Erwin Hoffmann, Tutorial

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authentication smtp auth mail rfc using extension client may server submission messages simple servers security layer sasl port protocol used

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historySMTP0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyJon Postel0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyAs0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyBefore SMTP AUTH0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyIP0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyInternet0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyISP0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyPOP0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyJohn Gardiner Myers0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historySMTP AUTH0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyIETF0.60section
SMTP Authenticationrelated to historyExtended SMTP0.60section

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