Question

List the differences between kerberos version 4 and 5.

Answer 1

Kerberos version 4 is very big

Answer 2

Kerberos is a web-based software which is used for providing authentication

to user identities and user requests. Kerberos v4 and Kerberos v5 are updates

of the Kerberos software.

Kerberos Version 4

1. It was released in the late 1980s.

2. It uses the principal name partially.

3. It uses the 'receiver-makes-right' encoding system.

4. It contains only a few IP addresses.

5. No transitive cross-realm authentication support.

Kerberos Version 5

1. It was published in 1993.

2. It uses the entire principal name.

3. It uses the ASN. 1 coding system.

4. Contains multiple IP addresses.

5. Reasonable support is available for transitive cross-realm

authentication.