| Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface (GSS-API) An application level interface () to system security services. It provides a generic interface to services which may be provided by a variety of different security mechanisms. GSS-API supports between two entities (known as "principals"). GSS-API is a draft internet standard which is being developed in the (cat-wg) of the (IETF). Initial specifications for GSS-API appeared in and . Subsequent revisions appeared in several draft standards documents. {(http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/~barton/work/project.html)}. (1996-05-19) |