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2.2 Message Syntax

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There are two types of messages defined by the .NET NegotiateStream Protocol: Handshake messages and Data messages. Handshake messages are used to carry GSS-API security tokens used to establish a security context. Once the security context has been established, Data messages are used to carry application data that has been signed and/or encrypted by the negotiated security mechanism.

All multi-byte integer fields are transmitted using little-endian representation.