gGSS—API: a group enhanced generic security service
Andrew C. M. Hutchison · 1997
The Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface (GSS—API) offers a common interface to mechanism and protocol independent security. The contexts defined by GSS—API only support point-to-point interactions, and no support is provided for the interaction of multiple parties. This document describes group GSS—API (gGSS—API), an extension to support secure group contexts. As demonstration of one possible manner in which the group security features of such an extended API can be achieved, a sample protocol realization is outlined. Concerning deployment of gGSS—API, its use together with a secure IP multicast service is described as evidence that there are multiple ways in which, and layers at which, a group generic security service can be useful.