What Is Kerberos?


Created at MIT, Kerberos is designed to provide authentication for client/server applications using secret-key cryptography. Kerberos operates under similar principals as a certificate authority (CA) in that the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) is a trusted third party.

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The KDC acts like a CA, and the KDC is a trusted third party.


Kerberos can use up to 128-bit encryption keys.

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For the certification purposes only, Kerberos can use either a 40-bit or 56-bit Data Encryption Standard (DES) key.




CCSP SECUR Exam Cram 2
CCSP SECUR Exam Cram 2 (642-501)
ISBN: B000MU86IQ
EAN: N/A
Year: 2003
Pages: 291
Authors: Raman Sud

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