Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Usernames and Passwords

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 26
Abstract: This document describes updated methods for handling Unicode strings representing usernames and passwords. The previous approach was known as SASLprep (RFC 4013) and was based on Stringprep (RFC 3454). The methods specified in this document provide a more sustainable approach to the handling of internationalized usernames and passwords. This document obsoletes RFC 7613.
Publication Date: 2017-10-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC8265
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8265
Author(s): Peter Saint-Andre
Alexey Melnikov
Keyword(s): Username, Unicode, Internationalization, Authentication, SASLprep

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Normative Reference(s)

The Unicode Consortium, "The Unicode Standard", < http://www.unicode.org/versions/latest/ >. EXTERNAL
Unicode Standard Annex #11, "East Asian Width", edited by Ken Lunde. An integral part of The Unicode Standard, < http://unicode.org/reports/tr11/ >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3629 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5234 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5890 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6365 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8264 [Active*]

Bibliographic Reference(s)

Unicode Technical Standard #39, "Unicode Security Mechanisms", edited by Mark Davis and Michel Suignard, < http://unicode.org/reports/tr39/ >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 20 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3454 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3501 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3987 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4013 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 4422 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4616 [Active*]
RFC5802 — SCRAM EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 5893 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6120 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6943 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7542 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7613 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7616 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7617 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7622 [Active*]
RFC8266 — RFC8266 EXTERNAL

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IETF RFC 8264 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8489 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9755 [Active*]