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RFC 4752: The Kerberos V5 ("GSSAPI") Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism

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The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) is a framework for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols. This document describes the method for using the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Kerberos V5 in the SASL. This document replaces Section 7.2 of RFC 2222, the definition of the "GSSAPI" SASL mechanism. This document, together with RFC 4422, obsoletes RFC 2222. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4752
Published
November 2006
Authors
A. Melnikov
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
10
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2222

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2222 (1997)
  2. RFC 4422 (2006)
  3. RFC 4752 (2006)

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