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diff --git a/security/krb5-beta/pkg-descr b/security/krb5-beta/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..376a48c52faf --- /dev/null +++ b/security/krb5-beta/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +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> |