Simple Authentication and Security Layer (sasl)
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Charter
Last Modified: 2006-08-16
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chair(s):
Kurt Zeilenga <kurt.zeilenga@isode.com>
Tom Yu <tlyu@mit.edu>
Security Area Director(s):
Tim Polk <tim.polk@nist.gov>
Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf@mit.edu>
Security Area Advisor:
Sam Hartman <hartmans-ietf@mit.edu>
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Description of Working Group:
The Simple Authentication and Security Layer [RFC2222] provides key
security services to a number of application protocols including BEEP,
IMAP, LDAP, POP, and SMTP. The purpose of this working group is to
shepherd SASL, including select SASL mechanisms, through the Internet
Standards process.
This group will deliver a revised SASL Technical Specification
suitable for consideration as a Draft Standard. This work will be
based upon RFC 2222 and draft-myers-saslrev.
This group will deliver revised Technical Specifications suitable for
consideration as Draft Standards for the following SASL mechanisms:
ANONYMOUS, PLAIN, CRAM-MD5, DIGEST-MD5, and EXTERNAL. This work will
be based upon RFC 2195, RFC 2222, RFC 2831, draft-zeilenga-sasl-anon,
draft-zeilenga-sasl-plain, draft-nerenberg-sasl-crammd5 and
draft-melnikov-rfc2831bis, and draft-myers-saslrev-xx.txt.
This group will deliver a revised Technical Specification suitable for
publication as Proposed Standard for the GSSAPI family of SASL
mechanisms. This work will be based upon RFC 2222 and
draft-ietf-cat-sasl-gssapi.
The following areas are not within the scope of work of this WG:
- new features,
- SASL Mechanisms not specifically mentioned above, and
- SASL "profiles".
However, the SASL WG is an acceptable forum for review of SASL-related
submissions produced by others as long as such review does not impede
progress on the WG objectives listed above.
Goals and Milestones:
Done Submit revised SASL (+ EXTERNAL) I-D
Done Submit revised SASL ANONYMOUS I-D
Done Submit revised SASL PLAIN I-D
Done Submit revised SASL CRAM-MD5 I-D
Done Submit revised SASL DIGEST-MD5 I-D
Done Submit revised SASL GSSAPI I-D
Done Submit SASL (+ EXTERNAL) to the IESG for consideration as a
Proposed Standard
Done Submit GSSAPI to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard
Sep 2006 Submit GS2 to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard
Sep 2006 Submit CRAM-MD5 to IESG for consideration as a Proposed
Standard
Oct 2006 Submit DIGEST-MD5 to IESG for consideration as a Proposed
Standard
Oct 2006 Provide implementation report plan (with milestones)
Nov 2006 Revise charter or conclude
Internet-Drafts:
Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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Feb 2003 Mar 2007 <draft-ietf-sasl-rfc2831bis-12.txt>
Using Digest Authentication as a SASL Mechanism
Jun 2003 Aug 2007 <draft-ietf-sasl-crammd5-09.txt>
The CRAM-MD5 SASL Mechanism
Feb 2006 Mar 2007 <draft-ietf-sasl-gs2-08.txt>
Using GSS-API Mechanisms in SASL: The GS2 Mechanism Family
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC4013Standard Mar 2005 SASLprep: Stringprep profile for user names and
passwords
RFC4422 PS Jun 2006 Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
RFC4505 PS Jun 2006 Anonymous Simple Authentication and Security Layer
(SASL) Mechanism
RFC4616 PS Aug 2006 The PLAIN Simple Authentication and Security Layer
(SASL) Mechanism
RFC4752 PS Nov 2006 The Kerberos V5 (