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<span id="keytab-definition"></span><h1>keytab<a class="headerlink" href="#keytab" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>A keytab (short for “key table”) stores long-term keys for one or more
principals. Keytabs are normally represented by files in a standard
@@ -69,31 +60,31 @@ format, although in rare cases they can be represented in other ways.
Keytabs are used most often to allow server applications to accept
authentications from clients, but can also be used to obtain initial
credentials for client applications.</p>
-<p>Keytabs are named using the format <em>type</em><code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">:</span></code><em>value</em>. Usually
-<em>type</em> is <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">FILE</span></code> and <em>value</em> is the absolute pathname of the file.
-The other possible value for <em>type</em> is <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">MEMORY</span></code>, which indicates a
+<p>Keytabs are named using the format <em>type</em><code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">:</span></code><em>value</em>. Usually
+<em>type</em> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">FILE</span></code> and <em>value</em> is the absolute pathname of the file.
+The other possible value for <em>type</em> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">MEMORY</span></code>, which indicates a
temporary keytab stored in the memory of the current process.</p>
<p>A keytab contains one or more entries, where each entry consists of a
timestamp (indicating when the entry was written to the keytab), a
principal name, a key version number, an encryption type, and the
encryption key itself.</p>
<p>A keytab can be displayed using the <a class="reference internal" href="../user/user_commands/klist.html#klist-1"><span class="std std-ref">klist</span></a> command with the
-<code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">-k</span></code> option. Keytabs can be created or appended to by extracting
+<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-k</span></code> option. Keytabs can be created or appended to by extracting
keys from the KDC database using the <a class="reference internal" href="../admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.html#kadmin-1"><span class="std std-ref">kadmin</span></a> <a class="reference internal" href="../admin/admin_commands/kadmin_local.html#ktadd"><span class="std std-ref">ktadd</span></a>
command. Keytabs can be manipulated using the <a class="reference internal" href="../admin/admin_commands/ktutil.html#ktutil-1"><span class="std std-ref">ktutil</span></a> and
<a class="reference internal" href="../admin/admin_commands/k5srvutil.html#k5srvutil-1"><span class="std std-ref">k5srvutil</span></a> commands.</p>
-<div class="section" id="default-keytab">
+<section id="default-keytab">
<h2>Default keytab<a class="headerlink" href="#default-keytab" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The default keytab is used by server applications if the application
does not request a specific keytab. The name of the default keytab is
determined by the following, in decreasing order of preference:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
-<li>The <strong>KRB5_KTNAME</strong> environment variable.</li>
-<li>The <strong>default_keytab_name</strong> profile variable in <a class="reference internal" href="../admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html#libdefaults"><span class="std std-ref">[libdefaults]</span></a>.</li>
-<li>The hardcoded default, <a class="reference internal" href="../mitK5defaults.html#paths"><span class="std std-ref">DEFKTNAME</span></a>.</li>
+<li><p>The <strong>KRB5_KTNAME</strong> environment variable.</p></li>
+<li><p>The <strong>default_keytab_name</strong> profile variable in <a class="reference internal" href="../admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html#libdefaults"><span class="std std-ref">[libdefaults]</span></a>.</p></li>
+<li><p>The hardcoded default, <a class="reference internal" href="../mitK5defaults.html#paths"><span class="std std-ref">DEFKTNAME</span></a>.</p></li>
</ol>
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-<div class="section" id="default-client-keytab">
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+<section id="default-client-keytab">
<h2>Default client keytab<a class="headerlink" href="#default-client-keytab" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The default client keytab is used, if it is present and readable, to
automatically obtain initial credentials for GSSAPI client
@@ -102,20 +93,22 @@ keytab is used by default when obtaining initial credentials. The
name of the default client keytab is determined by the following, in
decreasing order of preference:</p>
<ol class="arabic simple">
-<li>The <strong>KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME</strong> environment variable.</li>
-<li>The <strong>default_client_keytab_name</strong> profile variable in
-<a class="reference internal" href="../admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html#libdefaults"><span class="std std-ref">[libdefaults]</span></a>.</li>
-<li>The hardcoded default, <a class="reference internal" href="../mitK5defaults.html#paths"><span class="std std-ref">DEFCKTNAME</span></a>.</li>
+<li><p>The <strong>KRB5_CLIENT_KTNAME</strong> environment variable.</p></li>
+<li><p>The <strong>default_client_keytab_name</strong> profile variable in
+<a class="reference internal" href="../admin/conf_files/krb5_conf.html#libdefaults"><span class="std std-ref">[libdefaults]</span></a>.</p></li>
+<li><p>The hardcoded default, <a class="reference internal" href="../mitK5defaults.html#paths"><span class="std std-ref">DEFCKTNAME</span></a>.</p></li>
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