Question

What is kerberos ? explain the complete process of client authentication through kerberos?

Answer 1

First of all Kerberos is a protocol to authenticate service requests between trusted hosts across an untrusted network. Internet is an example of untrusted network. Various steps involved in a Kerberos authentication are: 1.Kerberos offers a secret key cryptography to authenticate client-server applications.2.It's authentication is based on symmetric key cryptography. The Kerberos KDC provides scalability.3.A Kerberos ticket provides secure transport of a session key. 4.The Kerberos KDC distributes the session key by sending it to the client. 5.The Kerberos Ticket Granting Ticket limits the use of the entities' master keys.For any writing help contact :  https://laustan.com/