password authentication protocol (PAP) definition

password authentication protocol (PAP)

Automatic authentication method in which the user's computer enters the password instead of he or she having to type it. PAP, however, is not a fully secure method and the password may be stolen by a snooper 'listening' to the computer's log-on attempts.

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