RFC 2478 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1998
MON · 27 JUL 2026
The Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism
Overview
RFC 2478, “The Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 1998 by E. Baize, D. Pinkas. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4178 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a Security Negotiation Mechanism for the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API). [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 1998
- RFC 2479 Independent Data Unit Protection Generic Security Service Application Program Interface
- RFC 2476 Message Submission
- RFC 2475 An Architecture for Differentiated Services
- RFC 2474 Definition of the Differentiated Services Field in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers
- RFC 2473 Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification
- RFC 2472 IP Version 6 over PPP
- RFC 2471 IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
- RFC 2470 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks