Running the GSSAPI Server Example

gss-server takes this form on the command line

gss-server [-port port] [-verbose] [-inetd] [-once] [-logfile file] \
                 [-mech mechanism] service-name

• port is the port number to listen on. If no port is specified, the program uses port 4444 as the default.

• -verbose causes messages to be displayed as gss-server runs.

• -inetd indicates that the program should use the inetd daemon to listen to a port. -inetd uses stdin and stdout to connect to the client.

• -once indicates a single-instance connection only.

• mechanism is the name of a security mechanism to use, such as Kerberos v5. If no mechanism is specified, the GSS-API uses a default mechanism.

• service-name is the name of the network service that is requested by the client, such as telnet, ftp, or login service.

A typical command line might look like the following example:

% gss-server -port 8080 -once -mech kerberos_v5 erebos.eng nfs "hello"