Re: GSS-API Documentation and help

[Simon Josefsson]

"Tadoori (EXT), Vilas" <address@hidden> writes:

> Few questions
>
> 1)What are the logical services of GSS-API?

GSS-API is described in RFC 2743 which is also the most complete answer
for that question, please see:

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2743.txt

> 2) Is it possible via GSS-API for an applciation server to "cache" a
> public key for a Ticket granting authority and conduct "is authentic"
> checks on native authorization tickets it receives?

I don't think there are APIs to do that in GSS-API today, but I may be
wrong -- I haven't used certificate-based mechanisms with GSS-API.

/Simon

> Vilas
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Josefsson [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:31 PM
> To: Tadoori (EXT), Vilas
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: GSS-API Documentation and help
>
> GNU GSS is currently only distributed as a source code package, so there
> are no binary Windows packages available.  You should be able to build
> it yourself using MinGW though.  I provide Windows packages for GnuTLS
> and GSASL, and you may find the makefile to build those helpful when
> trying to build GSS for Windows as well: see
> <http://josefsson.org/gnutls4win/>.
>
> /Simon
>
> "Tadoori (EXT), Vilas" <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>  I need the GSS-API packages for the windows xp professional.
>> Where would I get the same?
>>
>> I checked the same on http://josefsson.org/gss/releases/
>> But I don't seem to find for the windows.
>>
>> Pleas advice!
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Vilas
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Simon Josefsson [mailto:address@hidden
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:32 PM
>> To: Tadoori (EXT), Vilas
>> Cc: address@hidden
>> Subject: Re: GSS-API Documentation and help
>>
>> "Tadoori (EXT), Vilas" <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Dear Listers,
>>>  
>>> We are using the GSS-API standards in our product so that  our 
>>> security methodology works hand in glove with the other commercial 
>>> Security products.
>>> In short, I am new to the feild of GSS-API and want to learn more 
>>> about it and Implement the same at my end.
>>> I would also appriciate if I can be given some material as a starting
>
>>> point to read first and later proceed on the same.
>>
>> The GNU GSS manual is available from:
>>
>> http://josefsson.org/gss/manual/gss.html
>>
>> Most of it describes generic GSS-API.  Sun's GSS-API manual is also 
>> pretty good:
>>
>> http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/816-1331
>>
>> /Simon