On Sat, Mar 05, 2016 at 10:25:47AM -0600, Kenneth Schwartz wrote:
> I hope somebody can answer this for me and clarify questions I have about this
> process.  If this is not the right place to ask the question please tell me
> where I might be able to get answers to my questions.
> 
> I want a Linux machine to become a user of the active directory  Does
> SSD configure
> you to be part of the Windows domain or is it only using a small part such
> as list, positions of things, resource sharing, etc.  Or is it a full-fledged
> Windows user?  I want to know about the process of enrolling the CAC with
> the PKI/widows domain/active directory.  When you log in with the
> smartcard/CAC, when and how does enrollment occur?  I think enrollment could
> be one of two things:  You could use the certificates/identifier number
> from the CAC to enroll and be in active directory/PKI.  What is the enrollment
> PKI?  I want to understand the associations between the CAC, Windows, and
> what information is stored.  I don't think it's the cerificate  but just
> the number.  Once you've logged into the machine does in use certificates
> from the CAC and how does the information get there.  How do you associate
> the CAC with the windows user from active directory?  How do you connect
> using your key?  Once you're on a machine and you need to log in to a Linux
> machine that's a member and you want to prove who you are
>  from a machine that has become part of active directory how do you know? Does
> Linux associate the CAC the same way that Windows does? For SSH? kinit
> involvement?

Depending on the configuration, the machine might be a member of the
domain with the corresponding computer account object (this is normally
the case with id_provider=ad) or just use the LDAP and Kerberos services
from AD (this is typically with id_provider=ldap).

Maybe https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/wiki/Configuring_sssd_with_ad_server
would help?

> Does the SSS module or pam module handle session tickets or does it only
> give you your only initial ticket granting ticket?

Only the TGT, the rest is handled by libkrb5..
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