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Preface



1. Introduction

Origins

What Is Kerberos?

Goals

Evolution

Other Products



2. Pieces of the Puzzle

The Three As

Directories

Privacy and Integrity

Kerberos Terminology and Concepts

Putting the Pieces Together

3. Protocols

The Needham-Schroeder Protocol

Kerberos 4

Kerberos 5

The Alphabet Soup of Kerberos-Related Protocols

4. Implementation

The Basic Steps

Planning Your Installation

Before You Begin

KDC Installation

DNS and Kerberos

Client and Application Server Installation



5. Troubleshooting

A Quick Decision Tree

Debugging Tools

Errors and Solutions



6. Security

Kerberos Attacks

Protocol Security Issues

Security Solutions

Protecting Your KDC

Firewalls, NAT, and Kerberos

Auditing



7. Applications

What Does Kerberos Support Mean?

Services and Keytabs

Transparent Kerberos Login with PAM

Mac OS X and the Login Window

Kerberos and Web-Based Applications

The Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)

Kerberos-Enabled Server Packages

Kerberos-Enabled Client Packages

More Kerberos-Enabled Packages



8. Advanced Topics

Cross-Realm Authentication

Using Kerberos 4 Services with Kerberos 5

Windows Issues

Windows and Unix Interoperability



9. Case Study

The Organization

Planning

Implementation



10. Kerberos Futures

Public Key Extensions

Smart Cards

Better Encryption

Kerberos Referrals

Web Services



Appendix: Administration Reference



Index