GNU Generic Security Service Library - Summary
This project is part of the GNU Project.
GSS is an implementation of the Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API). GSS-API is used by network servers to provide security services, e.g., to authenticate SMTP/IMAP clients against SMTP/IMAP servers. GSS consists of a library and a manual.
GSS is developed for the GNU/Linux system, but runs on over 20 platforms including most major Unix platforms and Windows, and many kind of devices including iPAQ handhelds and S/390 mainframes.
Registration Date: Tue 27 May 2003 02:09:12 AM UTC
License: GNU General Public License v3 or later
Development Status: 3 - Alpha
posted by jas, Thu 20 May 2010 02:17:08 PM UTC - 0 replies
GNU GSS implements the GSS-API framework and the Kerberos V5 mechanism. GSS-API is used by network applications to provide authentication services in a mechanism-independent way.
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-05/msg00000.html
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posted by jas, Tue 30 Mar 2010 07:53:05 PM UTC - 0 replies
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00012.html
In brief:
- First stable release.
- Rarely used GNU GSS extensions removed: gss_copy_oid, gss_duplicate_oid, and gss_encapsulate_token_prefix.
- Align capsulation functions with Heimdal and specification document.
- Added --with-po-suffix configure parameter to modify the gettext domain.
posted by jas, Mon 22 Mar 2010 09:34:18 PM UTC - 0 replies
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00003.html
In brief:
- Properly increment shared library version for newly added APIs in v0.1.4.
- Add new interfaces defined in RFC 5801. The APIs are gss_inquire_mech_for_saslname and gss_inquire_saslname_for_mech.
- KRB5: Fix bug in channel binding computation.
- Update gnulib files.
posted by jas, Mon 15 Mar 2010 09:53:45 PM UTC - 0 replies
The announcement is here:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-gss/2010-03/msg00000.html
In brief:
- KRB5: Add support for channel bindings.
- Build fixes and code cleanups.
- i18n: Added Finnish translation, thanks to Jorma Karvonen.
- i18n: Added Italian translation, thanks to Sergio Zanchetta.
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