Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Internationalization and Domain-Based Service Names and Name Type
N. Williams, A. Melnikov · 2008
This document describes domainname-based service principal names and the corresponding name type for the Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface (GSS-API). Domain-based service names are similar to host-based service names, but using a name (not necessarily an Internet name) in addition to a hostname. The primary purpose of domain-based names is to provide a measure of protection to applications that utilize insecure service discovery protocols. This is achieved by providing a way to name clustered services after the domain which they service, thereby allowing their clients to authorize the service's servers based on authentication of their service names.