Configuring the Kerberos Environment

Configuration Files for GSS-API

 

 

Configuration Files for GSS-API

 

 

Following configuration files are essential for proper functioning of

 

 

GSS-API:

 

 

 

 

• “The mech File” on page 82

 

 

• “The /etc/gss/qop File” on page 83

 

 

• “The gsscred.conf File” on page 84

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

IPv6 support for GSS-API has been enabled only for the Itanium

 

 

binaries on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 systems.

 

 

The mech File

 

 

 

 

The mechanism file, or mech file (/etc/gss/mech) specifies the

 

 

underlying security mechanism. Table 3-2 lists and describes the entries

 

 

in the mech file.

 

 

Table 3-2

 

Entries in the mech file

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Column

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First column

Contains the names of the back-end security

 

 

 

 

mechanism that support GSSAPI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second

Contains the Object Identifier (OID).

 

 

 

column

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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