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{{Mark|Updated with ====Digest (since Version 8.0}}: As unsalted md5 hashes can easily be uncovered usingrainbow tables, a light-weight variant of digest authentication is now used forclient/server communication:)====
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===Authentication===
# Client connects to server socket
# Server replies with <code>\0</code> (success) or <code>\1</code> (error)
====Legacy: cramCRAM-md5MD5 (before Version 8.0)==== CRAM-MD5 was discarded, because unsalted md5 hashes could easily be uncoveredusing rainbow tables. However, most client bindings still provide support forthe outdated handshaking:
# Client connects to server socket
