  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol A method of authenticating a network transmission by matching the username and the password of the sender with a list of names and passwords. The HTTP protocol uses this method. One deficiency of PAP is that it sends the username and password unencrypted, which is a security risk. 
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