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Extensible Authentication Protocol

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A framework that supports multiple, optional authentication mechanisms for PPP, including clear-text passwords, challenge-response, and arbitrary dialog sequences.

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Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

50%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
EAP
plural
Extensible Authentication Protocols
possessive
Extensible Authentication Protocol's
pluralpossessive
Extensible Authentication Protocols'

Framework definitions

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A framework that supports multiple, optional authentication mechanisms for PPP, including clear-text passwords, challenge-response, and arbitrary dialog sequences.

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