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What is PAP (Password Authentication Protocol)? Password Authentication Protocol is one of the simple authentication protocols which are used for the purpose of authenticating a user to a network access server. This is used by Internet service providers. Point-to-Point Protocol uses PAP. Validating a user is the process of authenticating a user to access the server resources. The remote servers of network operating system remote servers support PAP. Unencrypted ASCII passwords are transmitted by Password Authentication Protocol over a network and are treated as insecure. In case of non-supporting a stronger authentication protocol, like CHAP, the PAP is used for the purpose of authentication.
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