Understanding Apple's Back to My Mac Service
RFC 6281, “Understanding Apple's Back to My Mac Service”, is an Informational document published in June 2011 by S. Cheshire, Z. Zhu, R. Wakikawa, L. Zhang. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes the implementation of Apple Inc.'s Back to My Mac (BTMM) service. BTMM provides network connectivity between devices so that a user can perform file sharing and screen sharing among multiple computers at home, at work, or on the road. The implementation of BTMM addresses the issues of single sign-on authentication, secure data communication, service discovery, and end-to-end connectivity in the face of Network Address Translators (NATs) and mobility of devices. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
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