Directory of Kerberos Resources

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Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography.

Resources in This Category

• CERT Advisory: Buffer Overflow in Kerberos Administration Daemon

  http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-29.html
  "Multiple Kerberos distributions contain a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in the Kerberos administration daemon. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges on a vulnerable system."

• Cybersafe Ltd

  http://www.cybersafe.ltd.uk/
  Provides products for database security, web security, and security infrastructure based on the Kerberos protocol, and also provides Kerberos consulting and support.

• GNU Shishi

  http://www.gnu.org/software/shishi/
  Freely available implementation of Kerberos 5. Includes system documentation and downloads.

• Heimdal

  http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/
  An international free implementation. Includes downloads, distribution information and mailing list contacts.

• How to Kerberize your Site

  http://www.ornl.gov/~jar/HowToKerb.html
  Excellent tutorial on implementation. Contains detailed steps to follow for a successful installation, as well as answers to common questions.

• Kerberos FAQ

  http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/CCS/people/kenh/kerberos-faq.html
  Answers to frequently asked questions.

• Kerberos Network Authentication Service

  http://gost.isi.edu/info/kerberos/
  A resource site with documentation, papers and software distributions. Software may be subject to US export control.

• Kerberos Reference Page

  http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/kerberos.html
  An index of related resources. Includes software distributions and patches, as well as user documentation.

• Kerberos: An Authentication Service for Computer Networks

  http://gost.isi.edu/publications/kerberos-neuman-tso.html
  A technical paper documenting the system and standard. Includes diagrams and references.

• Kerberos: The Network Authentication Protocol

  http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/
  Reference distribution and official documentation for Kerberos. Software is subject to US export control. (MIT)

• MIT Kerberos Consortium

  http://www.kerberos.org/
  Created to establish Kerberos as a universal authentication platform for the world's computer networks. Includes news and events, details of sponsors and those involved, and membership information.

• RFC 1510

  http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1510
  An overview and specification of the official internet protocol.

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