RFC 2623: NFS Version 2 and Version 3 Security Issues and the NFS Protocol's Use of RPCSEC_GSS and Kerberos V5
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This memorandum clarifies various security issues involving the NFS protocol (Version 2 and Version 3 only) and then describes how the Version 2 and Version 3 of the NFS protocol use the RPCSEC_GSS security flavor protocol and Kerberos V5. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2623
- Published
- June 1999
- Authors
- M. Eisler
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- wit
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
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