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The SYS and AUTH POP Response Codes
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Network Working Group R. Gellens
Request for Comments: 3206 QUALCOMM
Category: Standards Track February 2002
The SYS and AUTH POP Response Codes
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo proposes two response codes: SYS and AUTH, which enable
clients to unambiguously determine an optimal response to an
authentication failure. In addition, a new capability (AUTH-RESP-
CODE) is defined.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Conventions Used in this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4. The SYS Response Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. The AUTH Response Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6. The AUTH-RESP-CODE Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
10. Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
11. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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