HP UX Kerberos Data Security Software manual Tgt

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Principal

A unique name for a user or service stored in a KDC

Secret key

An encryption key shared by a principal and the KDC,

 

distributed outside the bounds of the system, with a long

 

lifetime. In the case of a user's principal, the secret key is

 

derived from a password.

Service

A resource provided to network clients; often provided by

 

more than one server (for example, remote file service).

Session key

A temporary encryption key used between two principals,

 

with a lifetime limited to the duration of a single login

 

session.

Ticket

A record that helps a client authenticate itself to a server; it

 

contains the client's identity and other information all sealed

 

using the server's secret key.

TGT

An initial ticket issued by the AS which is used to request

 

additional tickets from the TGS for access to network

 

services.

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Contents Kerberos White Paper Executive Summary Problem StatementHistorical Evolution of Kerberos Why Kerberos?Kerberos Basics How Kerberos Works Authentication ProcessKerberos Authentication Protocol PAM Kerberos PAM-Kerberos Kerberos Products on HP-UXHP Kerberos Server Version Kerberos Client KRB5-Client SoftwareIntroduction to Ldap Integrating a Kerberos Principal in to the Ldap Directory Common Internet File System Cifs Secure Internet Services SISSecure Shell Summary Compatibility/InteroperabilityReferences Name Definition GlossaryTGT
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