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authorDmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@FreeBSD.org>2016-05-19 10:53:05 +0000
committerDmitry Marakasov <amdmi3@FreeBSD.org>2016-05-19 10:53:05 +0000
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-Kerberos V5 is an authentication system developed at MIT.
+Kerberos V5 is an authentication system developed at MIT.
This package/port contains the applications which used to be in the
MIT Kerberos distribution.
WWW: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/
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
+ 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,
+ 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,
+ 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
+ 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.
+ 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>