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diff --git a/security/krb5-16/pkg-descr b/security/krb5-16/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index 376a48c52faf..000000000000 --- a/security/krb5-16/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -Kerberos V5 is an authentication system developed at MIT. -WWW: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/ - -Abridged from the User Guide: - Under Kerberos, a client sends a request for a ticket to the - Key Distribution Center (KDC). The KDC creates a ticket-granting - ticket (TGT) for the client, encrypts it using the client's - password as the key, and sends the encrypted TGT back to the - client. The client then attempts to decrypt the TGT, using - its password. If the client successfully decrypts the TGT, it - keeps the decrypted TGT, which indicates proof of the client's - identity. The TGT permits the client to obtain additional tickets, - which give permission for specific services. - Since Kerberos negotiates authenticated, and optionally encrypted, - communications between two points anywhere on the internet, it - provides a layer of security that is not dependent on which side of a - firewall either client is on. - The Kerberos V5 package is designed to be easy to use. Most of the - commands are nearly identical to UNIX network programs you are already - used to. Kerberos V5 is a single-sign-on system, which means that you - have to type your password only once per session, and Kerberos does - the authenticating and encrypting transparently. - -Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com> |