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-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>