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RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Specification Version 2
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group R. Srinivasan
Request for Comments: 1831 Sun Microsystems
Category: Standards Track August 1995
RPC: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Specification Version 2
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
ABSTRACT
This document describes the ONC Remote Procedure Call (ONC RPC
Version 2) protocol as it is currently deployed and accepted. "ONC"
stands for "Open Network Computing".
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 2
2. TERMINOLOGY 2
3. THE RPC MODEL 2
4. TRANSPORTS AND SEMANTICS 4
5. BINDING AND RENDEZVOUS INDEPENDENCE 5
6. AUTHENTICATION 5
7. RPC PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS 5
7.1 RPC Programs and Procedures 6
7.2 Authentication 7
7.3 Program Number Assignment 8
7.4 Other Uses of the RPC Protocol 8
7.4.1 Batching 8
7.4.2 Broadcast Remote Procedure Calls 8
8. THE RPC MESSAGE PROTOCOL 9
9. AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS 12
9.1 Null Authentication 13
10. RECORD MARKING STANDARD 13
11. THE RPC LANGUAGE 13
11.1 An Example Service Described in the RPC Language 13
11.2 The RPC Language Specification 14
11.3 Syntax Notes 15
APPENDIX A: SYSTEM AUTHENTICATION 16
REFERENCES 17
Security Considerations 18
Author's Address 18
Srinivasan Standards Track
