rfc-2595

Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP

C. Newman

date1999-06 streamLegacy statusPROPOSED STANDARD pages15 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2595 doi10.17487/RFC2595 errataview

Recognizing that such sites will desire simple password authentication in combination with TLS encryption, this specification defines the PLAIN SASL mechanism for use with protocols which lack a simple password authentication command such as ACAP and SMTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

updated by

rfc-4616 — The PLAIN Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism
rfc-7817 — Updated Transport Layer Security (TLS) Server Identity Check Procedure for Email-Related Protocols
rfc-8314 — Cleartext Considered Obsolete: Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Email Submission and Access