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Can't tell 'smtp' from 'snmp'? Find the precise meaning of these and hundreds of other security-related terms in our convenient and up-to-date Security Dictionary.
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
(I) An Internet specification [R2222] for adding authentication
service to connection-based protocols. To use SASL, a protocol
includes a command for authenticating a user to a server and for
optionally negotiating protection of subsequent protocol
interactions. The command names a registered security mechanism.
SASL mechanisms include Kerberos, GSSAPI, S/KEY, and others. Some
protocols that use SASL are IMAP4 and POP3.
