Generic Security Service Application Program Interface
RFC 1508, “Generic Security Service Application Program Interface”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 1993 by J. Linn. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2078 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) definition provides security services to callers in a generic fashion, supportable with a range of underlying mechanisms and technologies and hence allowing source-level portability of applications to different environments. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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- RFC 1507 DASS - Distributed Authentication Security Service
- RFC 1509 Generic Security Service API : C-bindings
- RFC 1506 A Tutorial on Gatewaying between X.400 and Internet Mail
- RFC 1510 The Kerberos Network Authentication Service
- RFC 1505 Encoding Header Field for Internet Messages
- RFC 1511 Common Authentication Technology Overview
- RFC 1504 Appletalk Update-Based Routing Protocol: Enhanced Appletalk Routing
- RFC 1512 FDDI Management Information Base