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Line 55: ;Context :The state of one end of the authenticating/authenticated [[protocol (computing)\|protocol]]. Provides a [[secure channel]] when established. ;Tokens :Opaque messages exchanged as part of the initial authentication protocol. ;Mechanism :An underlying GSSAPI implementation that provides actual names, tokens and credentials. Known mechanisms include [[Kerberos (protocol)\|Kerberos]], [[NTLM]], . ;Initiator/acceptor :The peer that sends the first token is the initiator; the other the acceptor. Generally, the client program is the initiator while the server is the acceptor. == External links ==

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