Package org.ietf.jgss

This package defines interfaces and classes for the Java GSS API binding as specified in IETF RFC 2853.

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Interface Summary
GSSContext This interface encapsulates the GSS-API security context and provides the security services that are available over the context.
GSSCredential This interface encapsulates the GSS-API credentials for an entity.
GSSName This interface encapsulates a single GSS-API principal entity.
 

Class Summary
ChannelBinding This class encapsulates the concept of caller-provided channel binding information.
GSSManager This class serves as a factory for other important GSS-API classes and also provides information about the mechanisms that are supported.
MessageProp This is a utility class used within the per-message GSSContext methods to convey per-message properties.
Oid This class represents Universal Object Identifiers (Oids) and their associated operations.
 

Exception Summary
GSSException This exception is thrown whenever a GSS-API error occurs, including any mechanism specific error.
 

Package org.ietf.jgss Description

This package defines interfaces and classes for the Java GSS API binding as specified in IETF RFC 2853.

JCSI supplies an implementation of this API for the Kerberos 5 mechanism. Please refer to the package description for the com.dstc.security.kerberos.gssapi package for details.