RFC - 4120

The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4120.txt
Authors:	C. Neuman [USC-ISI], T. Yu [MIT], S. Hartman [MIT], K. Raeburn [MIT]
Date:	July 2005
Category:	Proposed Standard

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Obsoletes:
RFC-1510prop	The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5) (Obsoleted by RFC-4120prop)

Updated by:
RFC-4537prop	Kerberos Cryptosystem Negotiation Extension

Referred by:	15 RFC
Refers to:	12 RFC

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Status

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005).

Abstract

This document provides an overview and specification of Version 5 of the Kerberos protocol, and it obsoletes RFC 1510 to clarify aspects of the protocol and its intended use that require more detailed or clearer explanation than was provided in RFC 1510. This document is intended to provide a detailed description of the protocol, suitable for implementation, together with descriptions of the appropriate use of protocol messages and fields within those messages.

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