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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Birkett (talk | contribs) at 09:18, 30 June 2006 (Omission of secret information). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

I moved this page from CHAP, as it doesn't take much imagination to suppose that something else might have the same acronym. --KQ

Also, this page is linked to from Password Authentication Protocol and nowhere else. --KQ

This is wrong

Chap is also A man or boy; a fellow. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/c/c0243000.html) plus it has other meanings too

Secret information

From the description of the protocol, it would appear that no secret information such as passwords are needed! I would guess that this line:

"2. The peer responds with a value calculated using a one-way hash function, such as MD5."

should mention that the message sent by the server and the password are both inputs to the hash function in some way? --Birkett 09:18, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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