RFC 1509 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1993
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Generic Security Service API : C-bindings
Overview
RFC 1509, “Generic Security Service API : C-bindings”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 1993 by J. Wray. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2744 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies C language bindings for the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API), which is described at a language-independent conceptual level in other documents. [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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1993
- RFC 1508 Generic Security Service Application Program Interface
- RFC 1510 The Kerberos Network Authentication Service
- RFC 1507 DASS - Distributed Authentication Security Service
- RFC 1511 Common Authentication Technology Overview
- RFC 1506 A Tutorial on Gatewaying between X.400 and Internet Mail
- RFC 1512 FDDI Management Information Base
- RFC 1505 Encoding Header Field for Internet Messages
- RFC 1513 Token Ring Extensions to the Remote Network Monitoring MIB