But as I understand it is not standard on any of these operating systems. Lets say if I install win xp on my pc I wont have kerberos on it? If I want kerberos I need to install it appart from windows? Is this correct?
"Jonathan Wackley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Klingon wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I am very new to the kerberos subject. I was wondering where it is used. Is > > it used in any of our standard windows operating systems like > > 95,98,nt,me,2000,mx,xp? Or is it maby standard in any linux platforms > > (which?)? If this isn't. Which people or organizations are glad to use it > > for all safety kinds (maybe nasa?,..... I really don't know actually)? > > > > This are a lot of questions at once, but can someone please explain me some. > > > > Thx > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Kerberos mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos > > I started with kerberos in January. The system as I understand it works on > most flavours of Windows, unix (including Linux) and Macintosh. The intro page > for KfW (Kerberos for Windows) is located at; > > http://web.mit.edu/is/help/kfw/ > > For an introduction into kerberos in general can be found at; > > http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/ > > In a nutshell, Kerberos is used as a replacement for standard authentication. > The standard authentication mechanisms generally suffer from defects that can > be exploited (Read: Hacked) to gain unauthorized access to an otherwise secure > system. Simply, it is a mechanism to have stronger security on machines where > the old password related programs are not enough. > > jonw > > > ________________________________________________ > Kerberos mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos > ________________________________________________ Kerberos mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos
