IETF draft on data protection via crypto API

[Rich Salz <rsalz@osf.org>]

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Technology Working Group of the IETF.                                      

       Title     : Independent Data Unit Protection Generic Security 
                   Service Application Program Interface  (IDUP-GSS-API)   
       Author(s) : C. Adams
       Filename  : draft-ietf-cat-idup-gss-03.txt
       Pages     : 35
       Date      : 12/14/1995

The IDUP-GSS-API extends the GSS-API [RFC-1508] for applications requiring 
protection of a generic data unit (such as a file or message) in a way 
which is independent of the protection of any other data unit and 
independent of any concurrent contact with designated "receivers" of the 
data unit.  Thus, it is suitable for applications such as secure electronic
mail where data needs to be protected without any on-line connection with 
the intended recipient(s) of that data.  Subsequent to being protected, the
data unit can be transferred to the recipient(s) - or to an archive - 
perhaps to be processed ("unprotected") only days or years later.          

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