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The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group J. Kohl
Request for Comments: 1510 Digital Equipment Corporation
C. Neuman
ISI
September 1993
The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)
Status of this Memo
This RFC specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status
of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
This document gives an overview and specification of Version 5 of the
protocol for the Kerberos network authentication system. Version 4,
described elsewhere [1,2], is presently in production use at MIT's
Project Athena, and at other Internet sites.
Overview
Project Athena, Athena, Athena MUSE, Discuss, Hesiod, Kerberos,
Moira, and Zephyr are trademarks of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). No commercial use of these trademarks may be made
without prior written permission of MIT.
This RFC describes the concepts and model upon which the Kerberos
network authentication system is based. It also specifies Version 5
of the Kerberos protocol.
The motivations, goals, assumptions, and rationale behind most design
decisions are treated cursorily; for Version 4 they are fully
described in the Kerberos portion of the Athena Technical Plan [1].
The protocols are under review, and are not being submitted for
consideration as an Internet standard at this time. Comments are
encouraged. Requests for addition to an electronic mailing list for
discussion of Kerberos, kerberos@MIT.EDU, may be addressed to
kerberos-request@MIT.EDU. This mailing list is gatewayed onto the
Usenet as the group comp.protocols.kerberos. Requests for further
information, including documents and code availability, may be sent
to info-kerberos@MIT.EDU.
Kohl & Neuman
