Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) [RFC4422] is a method for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. To use this specification, a protocol includes a command for identifying and authenticating a user to a server and for optionally negotiating a security layer for subsequent protocol interactions. The command has a required argument identifying a SASL mechanism.
SASL mechanisms are named by strings, from 1 to 20 characters in length, consisting of upper-case letters, digits, hyphens, and/or underscores. SASL mechanism names must be registered with the IANA. Procedures for registering new SASL mechanisms are described in RFC4422.
Registration Procedures: First Come First Serve for Mechanisms Expert Review with Mailing List for Family Name Registrations
MECHANISMS USAGE REFERENCE OWNER
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KERBEROS_V4 OBSOLETE [RFC2222] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
GSSAPI COMMON [RFC2222] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
SKEY OBSOLETE [RFC2444] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
EXTERNAL COMMON [RFC4422] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
CRAM-MD5 LIMITED [RFC2195] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
ANONYMOUS COMMON [RFC4505] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
OTP COMMON [RFC2444] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
GSS-SPNEGO LIMITED [Leach] Paul Leach <paulle@microsoft.com>
PLAIN COMMON [RFC4616] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
SECURID COMMON [RFC2808] Magnus Nystrom <magnus@rsasecurity.com>
NTLM LIMITED [Leach] Paul Leach <paulle@microsoft.com>
NMAS_LOGIN LIMITED [Gayman] Mark G. Gayman <mgayman@novell.com>
NMAS_AUTHEN LIMITED [Gayman] Mark G. Gayman <mgayman@novell.com>
DIGEST-MD5 COMMON [RFC2831] IESG <iesg@ietf.org>
9798-U-RSA-SHA1-ENC COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
9798-M-RSA-SHA1-ENC COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
9798-U-DSA-SHA1 COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
9798-M-DSA-SHA1 COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
9798-U-ECDSA-SHA1 COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
9798-M-ECDSA-SHA1 COMMON [RFC3163] robert.zuccherato@entrust.com
KERBEROS_V5 COMMON [Josefsson] Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org>
NMAS-SAMBA-AUTH LIMITED [Brimhall] Vince Brimhall <vbrimhall@novell.com>