[6846] in Kerberos
Re: Using Kerberos with a PC client
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wayne Schroeder)
Thu Mar 7 12:44:15 1996
To: kerberos@MIT.EDU
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 08:36:00 -0800
From: Wayne Schroeder <schroede@sdsc.edu>
Mike Mummert wrote:
>
> I have some questions about Kerberos and didn't know where to go, so I found
> this address and thought I'd give it a try.
>
> I'm new at Internet security, and in some research I came across Kerberos.
> In my readings it seems that Kerberos is for use strictly between more
> advanced platforms such as UNIX. I am searching for a secure, software
> handled, authentication process such as Kerberos for authenticating remote
> PC users who telnet into our systems (AIX and LINUX). I can't find anywhere
> that Kerberos supports a PC as the client. Is it possible? If not is there
> anything available that works similarly (I know about the comercially
> available, and very expensive programs, but cost is an issue).
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Mike Mummert
> INFORMS Inc.
You might also consider using the Secure Shell (SSH).
It does encryption and secure authentication, is easy to install and
use, and is freely available. It runs on many versions of Unix and
there should be PC version available shortly (probably within a week
or two). There is also work being done on a Macintosh version.
We've been working with both Kerberos and SSH and, although there is
some overlap, each has its own stengths. We're using both and
plan to continue with each, using each it where works best for us.
For users scattered around the country and connecting to SDSC, it will
probably be easier to use SSH. For larger groups of users connecting
to SDSC, Kerberos will probably be preferred.
See the Secure Shell home page ( http://www.cs.hut.fi/ssh/ ) for more
information.
Wayne Schroeder
http://www.sdsc.edu/SDSC/Staff/schroede/Home.html
Views expressed are my own
