OSF DCE Application Development Guide--Core Components

RPC and Other DCE Components
Figure 14-6. A Multithreaded RPC Application Acting as Both Server and Client
A call thread
Single address space
A local application thread
Multithreaded RPC application
(engaged in non−RPC activity)
Calling
code
Called
remote
procedure
Call thread
A client application
thread
Remote server
Called
remote
procedure
Call thread
A client application
thread
RPC thread
Remote server
Calling
code
Concurrent remote procedure calls
RPC thread
The server application
thread (listening)
(available)
14.2 Security and RPC: Using Authenticated Remote
Procedure Calls
DCE RPC supports authenticated communications between clients and servers.
Authenticated RPC works with the authentication and authorization services provided by
the DCE Security Service.
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