 Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism

Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) is a secure authentication protocol that is designed to allow clients and servers to authenticate each other without transmitting passwords over the network. SCRAM is used in various applications, including email protocols and database authentication. ### Key Features of SCRAM: 1. **Challenge-Response Mechanism**: - Instead of sending passwords directly, SCRAM uses a challenge-response model.