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Re: [PATCH] docs: Update SPNEGO and GSS-API related doc sections

From: Michael Wood <esiotrot_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 15:42:02 +0200

On 03 Aug 2014 10:53 AM, "Michael Osipov" <1983-01-06_at_gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Am 2014-08-03 um 10:27 schrieb Dan Fandrich:
>
>> On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 02:18:29PM +0000, Michael Osipov wrote:
>>>
>>> @@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ FOOTNOTES
>>> *1 = requires OpenSSL, GnuTLS, NSS, yassl, axTLS, PolarSSL, WinSSL
(native
>>> Windows), Secure Transport (native iOS/OS X) or qssl (native
IBM i)
>>> *2 = requires OpenLDAP
>>> - *3 = requires a GSSAPI-compliant library, such as Heimdal or similar
>>> + *3 = requires a GSS-API implementation, such as Heimdal, MIT
Kerberos or
>>> + SSPI (native Windows)
>>> *4 = requires nghttp2 and possibly a recent TLS library
>>> *5 = requires a krb4 library, such as the MIT one or similar
>>> *6 = requires c-ares
>>
>>
>> Minor nit on this oneā€”this implies that SSPI provides a GSS-API
implementation.
>> This might be slightly clearer:
>>
>> + *3 = requires a GSS-API implementation such as Heimdal or MIT
Kerberos, or
>> + SSPI (native Windows)
>
>
> Infact, SSPI is a proprietary GSS-API implemenation but I do understand
what you are referring to. I have trouble phrasing this in a unambigious
way.
>
> Is this better: requires a GSS-API implementation (Unix-like OS) such as
Heimdal or MIT Kerberos, or SSPI (native Windows)

Or perhaps just say it the other way around:

Requires SSPI (native windows), ir a GSS-API implementation such as Heimdal
or MIT Kerberos.

Or perhaps Dan's latest suggestion is better.

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