RFC 5554 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

Clarifications and Extensions to the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface for the Use of Channel Bindings

Overview

RFC 5554, “Clarifications and Extensions to the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface for the Use of Channel Bindings”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2009 by N. Williams. It updates RFC 2743. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document clarifies and generalizes the Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface (GSS-API) "channel bindings" facility, and imposes requirements on future GSS-API mechanisms and programming language bindings of the GSS-API. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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
This RFC updates
RFC 2743
Other RFCs from 2009

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