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Generic Cryptographic Service API (GCS-API) Base (X/OPEN Preliminary Specification)
Generic Cryptographic Service API Base - GCS-API - X/OPEN Preliminary Specification Author:The Open Group This document describes: the Basic GCS-API set of functionality that is expected to meet the cryptographic service requirements of most general applications developers; the Advanced GCS-API additional set of functionality that would only be used by applications that are developed to manage cryptographic policy and provide long-term man... more »agement of keys and the cryptographic service itself; informative appendices providing discussion on implementation considerations, example walkthroughs of the use of the GCS-API in key exchange protocols, and other sundry information.« less