Network File System (NFS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Network_File_System_(NFS)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:network_protocol
gptkbp:access	gptkb:AUTH_SYS gptkb:Kerberos
gptkbp:category	gptkb:network_protocol distributed computing file format
gptkbp:competitor	gptkb:AFS gptkb:Apple_Filing_Protocol_(AFP) gptkb:SMB/CIFS
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:feature	gptkb:pNFS_(parallel_NFS) access control lists (ACLs) compound operations delegations directory delegations file locking
gptkbp:features	lack of encryption (in older versions) susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks
gptkbp:firstReleased	1984
gptkbp:hasPort	2049
gptkbp:hasTransport	gptkb:TCP gptkb:UDP
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Network File System (NFS)
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	gptkb:NFSv4.2
gptkbp:license	varies by implementation
gptkbp:mountCommand	mount -t nfs
gptkbp:openSource	gptkb:FreeBSD_NFS gptkb:Linux_NFS gptkb:OpenSolaris_NFS
gptkbp:operatesIn	application layer
gptkbp:platform	gptkb:Windows gptkb:Unix gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:relatedStandard	gptkb:POSIX
gptkbp:RFC	gptkb:RFC_7530
gptkbp:securityEnhancement	NFSv4 supports stronger authentication
gptkbp:standardizedBy	gptkb:IETF
gptkbp:supports	stateful operation (NFSv4) stateless operation (NFSv2, NFSv3)
gptkbp:supportsProtocol	gptkb:RPC_(Remote_Procedure_Call) distributed file system protocol
gptkbp:usedFor	file sharing
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:NAS_(Network_Attached_Storage) cloud storage enterprise environments
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4