[584] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: Changing cell names
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marc Horowitz)
Thu Feb 6 16:27:13 1992
To: Jeanette_Dravk@transarc.com
Cc: ta_harper@pnlg.pnl.gov, Info-AFS@transarc.com, d3f082@maddog.pnl.gov
In-Reply-To: [580] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Reply-To: Marc Horowitz <marc@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 92 15:29:56 EST
From: Marc Horowitz <marc@athena.mit.edu>
>> >Why is the encryption key so tightly coupled to the cell name ?
>>
>> Combining the cellname with the password means the same password in two
>> different cells will result in different keys in the different cells.
At the risk of rekindling an old flame, this is the basis of the
incompatibility between MIT and AFS Kerberos. MIT never saw any
utility in doing this, so you can rename a realm fairly easily.
Marc
