Password authentication protocol

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Password Authentication Protocol, sometimes abbreviated PAP, is a simple authentication protocol used to authenticate a user to a remote access server or Internet service provider(ISP). PAP is underused by Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Authentication is a process of validating a user, accessing the resources. Almost all Network operating system remote servers support PAP. PAP transmits unencrypted ASCII passwords over the network and is therefore considered insecure. PAP is used as a last resort when the remote access server does not support a stronger authentication protocol.

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Point to Point Protocol has two protocols for authentications, which is PAP (this article) and

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