Talk:Generic Security Services Application Program Interface

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[edit] List of GSSAPI implementations

I think the article would do well with a list of known GSSAPI implementors. I could find the following public ones:

but who else? - DLeonard 04:42, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

As for mechanisms, Martin Rex in Nov 2004 wrote to kitten-at-ietf.org with this info:

I was surprized how many independent (mostly proprietary) implementations
of gssapi mechanism exist.  I got to know then only because the vendors
asked for interoperability certification of their product with our
application.  I don't know how many of them (if any) are or have
ever participated in IETF activities.  Here's a quick list of companies:

ietf mechanism:         Company (Country)

   Kerberos 5             MIT, CyberSafe, CA/Platinum, Microsoft, heimdal
   SPKM                   Entrust (CA), Shym (US), Baltimore (US)

proprietary mechanisms:

   AM-DCE                 Bull (FR)
   (propr.)               Sagem (FR)
   sdti,rsakeon,trustnet  TFS-Tech (SE) former RSA/SDTI
   safelayer              Safelayer (SP)
   NEC Secureware         NEC (JP)
   itsec                  UBS/ITsec (CH)
   Adnovum GSSv2          UBS/Adnovum (CH)
   ISign/secui            Penta Security Systems (South Korea)
   Sisler                 Siemens India (India)
   cpro                   Mecomp (RU)
   lissi                  Lissi (RU)
   kobil                  Kobil GmbH (DE)
   T-Secure               secunet/Telekom (DE)

how many do you recognize?
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