RFC 2025 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The Simple Public-Key GSS-API Mechanism
Overview
RFC 2025, “The Simple Public-Key GSS-API Mechanism”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 1996 by C. Adams. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification defines protocols, procedures, and conventions to be employed by peers implementing the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (as specified in RFCs 1508 and 1509) when using the Simple Public-Key Mechanism. [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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