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RFC 1508

Generic Security Service Application Program Interface, September 1993

File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoleted by:

RFC 2078

Author:

J. Linn

Stream:

IETF

Source:

cat (sec)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC1508

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Abstract

This Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) definition provides security services to callers in a generic fashion, supportable with a range of underlying mechanisms and technologies and hence allowing source-level portability of applications to different environments. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.