RFC 2755 · INFORMATIONAL · 2000
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Security Negotiation for WebNFS
Overview
RFC 2755, “Security Negotiation for WebNFS”, is an Informational document published in January 2000 by A. Chiu, M. Eisler, B. Callaghan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a protocol for a WebNFS client (RFC2054) to negotiate the desired security mechanism with a WebNFS server (RFC2055) before the WebNFS client falls back to the MOUNT v3 protocol (RFC1813). This document is provided so that people can write compatible implementations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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