Overview
Authentication Process
Authentication Process
To aid you in understanding the configuration and administration issues this section describes the authentication process. The process of Configuring and Administering your Kerberos Server have been discussed in detail in the subsequent chapters of this manual.
Before the Kerberos Server grants tickets to a user principal to access secured network services, a user must sign on to the Server by providing knowledge of secret information, such as a user name and password.
Once the server authenticates the user, it returns a set of initial credentials for the user, consisting of a
A service ticket is granted for a specific service principal, which can be associated with one or more
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