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> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 13:29:39 -0500
> From: "Derrick J. Brashear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Organization: Systems Group 82, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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> Subject: Re: Performance of CNS vs. AFS kaserver?
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> Excerpts from netnews.comp.protocols.kerberos: 5-Jan-96 Re: Performance
> of CNS vs. .. by Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > This is only useful if you have either modified your K4 clients to use the
> > AFS stringtokey or modified your AFS kaserver to use the MIT stringtokey.
> The kaserver doesn;t care about string_to_key. The kauth client library
> stuff does. Actually, you need only modify kas and kpasswd to use the
> MIT Kerberos4 string_to_key instead of the icky AFS one. I did the work
> as a student employee; It's now deployed in general use here.
>
> -D
>
>
An ongoing discussion is occurring in the kerberos news group/list about the two
different string to key functions used in AFS versus MIT Kerb 4 client programs.
(I hope Derrick doesn't mind me forwarding one of his responses to the afs list.)
My question is this... If 'kas' and 'kpasswd' are the only client programs within
AFS which require modification to try both string to key functions, or perhaps to
exclusively use the MIT K4 string to key function, why can't it be done?
At our site, we have some MIT K4 terminal server clients that I would really really
like to use against our kaserver. I cannot modify source for the client, and
neither do I want to replace the kaserver with a K4 server because I _like_
the kas interface and the kaserver's AFS database replication features.
We don't have a source code license and it is really frustrating having this as
the only obstacle. Can someone give me an explanation?
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