Glossary
admin_acl_file (Administrator Access Control List) This is a text file that lists the various administrators with their respective permissions.
Administrator The graphical user interface that is used to administer the principal database of the Kerberos Server.
Authentication Service (AS) Authentication is a verification of a user’s identity. The Authentication Service (AS) hands out a
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ftp Client application that securely copies files to and from remote computers via the file transfer protocol.
ftpd Secured daemon that services connection requests from secured ftp clients and
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.k5.REALM A hidden file that contains your master key, where realm is your default realm.
k5login A hidden ASCII file that contains a list of principals authorized to access a specific user account.
kadmind Daemon that accepts administration requests from remote administrative tools.
kdb_create Creates a principal database and adds a realm to an existing principal database.
kdb_destroy Securely removes the principal database.
kdb_dump Copies the contents of the principal database to stdout or to a text file.
kdb_load Loads a database with the principal entries from a database dump text file.
kdb_stash Stores the master key, the transformed master password, to a disk file.
kdc The heart of the Kerberos realm is the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC), which is also generally referred to as the “Kerberos Server”. The KDC or the Kerberos Server is composed of two different services - the “Authentication Service” (AS) and the “Ticket Granting Service” (TGS). The KDC issues Kerberos tickets.
kdcd Daemon that provides two services: the authentication service (AS) and the
kpropd daemon that propagates the principal database from one server to another.
kpropd.dbg File that stores the output from the principal database propagation system when the prpadmin program runs in debug mode.
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