I'm not sure whether I can help you, but if anyone here can, we'll need
some context.  To start with:

* What web server are you running?

* What operating system are you running it on?

* What did you do to try to make it use Kerberos authentication?

On 05/31/2013 08:55 PM, Mark Leavenworth wrote:
> To whom it may concern:
> 
> There is currently a broad public misunderstanding regarding how Kerberos 
> works. Customers with partial Kerberos installation, uninstallation do not 
> realize that Kerberos is not only checking for the identity of those who send 
> requests to their server pages, but also that Kerberos will check all 
> messages destined for their IP address, to be certain that computers which 
> are not their own will not receive incoming messages addressed to themselves, 
> regardless of security access settings for the requested documents. As a 
> result, a customer who is registered with Kerberos but subsequently misplaces 
> a Kerberos file will have all incoming traffic blocked. I am currently  
> trying to resolve this problem, and have found many people all over the 
> internet, as well as in ISP and computer platform customer support who do not 
> understand the 'partial installation' problem with authorization systems. 
> 
> Instead, both the public and company representatives are cultivating the 
> belief that 'you have to pay more or have a business account to serve a web 
> page'. This is a terrible misunderstanding of the internet brought on by a 
> lack of public awareness about the 'partial installation' condition. 
> 
> I hope this message helps in the development of an authorization system that 
> will be both secure as well as increasingly popular and well understood. 
> 
> In the meantime, if anyone has any pointers on the best way for me to proceed 
> to get my incoming service back, please be kind enough to return.
> 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
> 
> Mark Leavenworth
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