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Generic Security Services Application Programming Interface
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<p>The Generic Security Service Application Programming Interface (GSSAPI, also GSS-API) is an <a href="/facts/Application_programming_interface/GMlN4vUr">application programming interface</a> for programs to access <a href="/facts/Security/B4uxkyxh">security</a> services. </p><p>The GSSAPI is an <a href="/facts/IETF/tIcCsFhX">IETF</a> standard that addresses the problem of many similar but incompatible security services in use as of 2005. </p>