{
  "draft": "draft-myers-smtp-auth-12",
  "doc_id": "RFC2554",
  "title": "SMTP Service Extension for Authentication",
  "authors": [
    "J. Myers"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "11",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "Legacy",
  "abstract": "This document defines an SMTP service extension [ESMTP] whereby an SMTP client may indicate an authentication mechanism to the server, perform an authentication protocol exchange, and optionally negotiate a security layer for subsequent protocol interactions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]",
  "pub_date": "March 1999",
  "keywords": [
    "simple",
    "mail",
    "transfer",
    "protocol",
    "security",
    "layer",
    "sasl"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [
    "RFC4954"
  ],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC2554",
  "errata_url": null
}