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<reference anchor='RFC2623'>

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<title abbrev='NFS Security, RPCSEC_GSS, and Kerberos V5'>NFS Version 2 and Version 3 Security Issues and the NFS Protocol's Use of RPCSEC_GSS and Kerberos V5</title>
<author initials='M.' surname='Eisler' fullname='Mike Eisler'>
<organization>Sun Microsystems, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>5565 Wilson Road</street>
<city>Colorado Springs</city>
<region>CO</region>
<code>80919</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 719 599 9026</phone>
<email>mre@eng.sun.com</email></address></author>
<date month='June' year='1999' />
<abstract>
<t>This memorandum clarifies various security issues involving the NFS
protocol (Version 2 and Version 3 only) and then describes how the
Version 2 and Version 3 of the NFS protocol use the RPCSEC_GSS
security flavor protocol and Kerberos V5.  This memorandum is
provided so that people can write compatible implementations.</t>
<t>This memorandum clarifies various security issues
involving the NFS
protocol (Version 2 and Version 3 only) and then describes how the
Version 2 and Version 3 of the NFS protocol use the RPCSEC_GSS
security flavor protocol and Kerberos V5.  This memorandum is
provided so that people can write compatible implementations.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2623' />
</reference>
