NFS V4: ETA Q3/2003

• single, stateful protocol

  • including lock & mount
  • OPEN & CLOSE operations
  • TCP transport only
  • no retries
  • smarter servers
  • simpler clients
  • -> WAN, firewalls ok

• enhanced security

  • principal based (strings, not numeric Ids)
  • negotiated
  • uses RPCSEC_GSS
  • Kerberos 5 mandatory
  • other protocols available for GSS-API optional

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