Generic Security Service Application Program Interface, Version 2
RFC 2078, “Generic Security Service Application Program Interface, Version 2”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 1997 by J. Linn. It obsoletes RFC 1508. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2743 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API), as defined in RFC-1508, 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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