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RFC 4121: The Kerberos Version 5 Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Mechanism: Version 2

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This document defines protocols, procedures, and conventions to be employed by peers implementing the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) when using the Kerberos Version 5 mechanism. RFC 1964 is updated and incremental changes are proposed in response to recent developments such as the introduction of Kerberos cryptosystem framework. These changes support the inclusion of new cryptosystems, by defining new per-message tokens along with their encryption and checksum algorithms based on the cryptosystem profiles. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4121
Published
July 2005
Authors
L. Zhu; K. Jaganathan; S. Hartman
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
20
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 1964
Updated by:
RFC 5896, RFC 6112, RFC 6542, RFC 6649, RFC 8062

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