RFC 7861 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016

Remote Procedure Call Security Version 3

Overview

RFC 7861, “Remote Procedure Call Security Version 3”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2016 by A. Adamson, N. Williams. It updates RFC 5403. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies version 3 of the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) security protocol (RPCSEC_GSS). This protocol provides support for multi-principal authentication of client hosts and user principals to a server (constructed by generic composition), security label assertions for multi-level security and type enforcement, structured privilege assertions, and channel bindings. This document updates RFC 5403.

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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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This RFC updates
RFC 5403
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