Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface
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The Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface (GSS-API) is a standard interface that allows applications to access security services such as authentication, integrity, and confidentiality in a mechanism-independent way.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GSS-API | 1 |
| GSSAPI | 1 |
| Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface canonical | 1 |
| SASL GSSAPI | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8285193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface Context triple: [RPCSEC_GSS, usesAPI, Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface]
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A.
RPCSEC_GSS
RPCSEC_GSS is a security protocol framework that provides strong authentication, integrity, and optional privacy for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services using the Generic Security Services (GSS) API.
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B.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
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C.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
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D.
Secure Authentication Version 5
Secure Authentication Version 5 is a security enhancement for the DNP3 protocol that provides robust authentication and protection against unauthorized control and cyber attacks in industrial control systems.
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E.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol is a standardized network protocol that defines methods for securely authenticating users and hosts in SSH connections using mechanisms such as passwords, public keys, and keyboard-interactive methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface Target entity description: The Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface (GSS-API) is a standard interface that allows applications to access security services such as authentication, integrity, and confidentiality in a mechanism-independent way.
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A.
RPCSEC_GSS
RPCSEC_GSS is a security protocol framework that provides strong authentication, integrity, and optional privacy for Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services using the Generic Security Services (GSS) API.
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B.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
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C.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
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D.
Secure Authentication Version 5
Secure Authentication Version 5 is a security enhancement for the DNP3 protocol that provides robust authentication and protection against unauthorized control and cyber attacks in industrial control systems.
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E.
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol
The Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication Protocol is a standardized network protocol that defines methods for securely authenticating users and hosts in SSH connections using mechanisms such as passwords, public keys, and keyboard-interactive methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application programming interface
ⓘ
security standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GSS-API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acronymOf | Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows | applications to use security services without being tied to a specific mechanism ⓘ |
| category |
computer security
ⓘ
network security ⓘ |
| conformsTo | IETF security area standards ⓘ |
| definedIn |
RFC 2743
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 2744 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal | mechanism independence ⓘ |
| enables | interoperable security across different mechanisms ⓘ |
| exampleMechanism |
Kerberos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SPKM ⓘ |
| focusesOn | interface between applications and security mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GSS-API C bindings
ⓘ
GSS-API language bindings ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
abstracts security mechanisms from applications
ⓘ
mechanism-neutral API ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to provide a generic interface to security services ⓘ |
| hasScope | application-level security ⓘ |
| hasVersion | GSS-API version 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLayeredOver | underlying security mechanisms ⓘ |
| notMechanism | does not define its own cryptographic algorithms ⓘ |
| providesService |
authentication
ⓘ
message confidentiality ⓘ message integrity ⓘ |
| relatedStandard | Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| supportsConcept |
credentials
ⓘ
message protection ⓘ security context ⓘ security tokens ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
context deletion
ⓘ
context establishment ⓘ credential acquisition ⓘ credential release ⓘ message unwrapping ⓘ message wrapping ⓘ name import and export ⓘ |
| usedBy |
directory services
ⓘ
mail and messaging protocols ⓘ remote procedure call systems ⓘ |
| usedFor | single sign-on ⓘ |
| usedIn |
client-server protocols
ⓘ
networked applications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface Description of subject: The Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface (GSS-API) is a standard interface that allows applications to access security services such as authentication, integrity, and confidentiality in a mechanism-independent way.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GSS-API
OpenLDAP
→
supportsAuthenticationMechanism
→
Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
SASL GSSAPI
subject surface form:
Netscape Directory Server
this entity surface form:
GSSAPI