RFC 1416 (rfc1416) - Page 1 of 7


Telnet Authentication Option



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Network Working Group                                  D. Borman, Editor
Request for Comments: 1416                           Cray Research, Inc.
Obsoletes: 1409                                            February 1993


                      Telnet Authentication Option

Status of this Memo

   This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
   community.  Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
   Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol
   Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Note

   This RFC 1416 replaces RFC 1409, which has an important typographical
   error in the example on page 6 (one occurance of "REPLY" should be
   "IS").

1.  Command Names and Codes

   AUTHENTICATION  37
       IS               0
       SEND             1
       REPLY            2
       NAME             3

       Authentication Types
       NULL             0
       KERBEROS_V4      1
       KERBEROS_V5      2
       SPX              3
       RSA              6
       LOKI            10

       Modifiers
       AUTH_WHO_MASK        1
       AUTH_CLIENT_TO_SERVER    0
       AUTH_SERVER_TO_CLIENT    1
       AUTH_HOW_MASK        2
       AUTH_HOW_ONE_WAY         0
       AUTH_HOW_MUTUAL          2







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