[29597] in Kerberos
Re: kerberos vs ldap
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donn Cave)
Fri Mar 28 12:46:00 2008
From: Donn Cave <donn@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:29:40 -0700
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In article <mailman.30.1206670911.13434.kerberos@mit.edu>,
Danny Mayer <mayer@ntp.isc.org> wrote:
> Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> >>>>>> "it" == it is ramu <it_is_ramu@rediffmail.com> writes:
> >
> > it> Can anyone explain to me whats the relation between LDAP vs
> > it> Kerberos
> >
> > Two _completely_ different protocols/systems.
> >
> > In short and generalized: LDAP is for AUTHORIZATION (access rules)
> > and Kerberos is for AUTHENTICATION (verify password).
> >
>
> LDAP has nothing whatsoever to do with authorization. It's a data
> storage and retrieval mechanism. If you choose to use it for
> authorization that's up to you.
Taken out of context, that's true, but conversations
like this can be awfully tedious if we have to drag
around explicit context. Give us a break, OK? How
would you explain the relation between LDAP vs. Kerberos?
Donn Cave, donn@u.washington.edu
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