Kerberos is an industry standard network authentication system that provides simple login authentication as well as mutual login authentication. Kerberos provides user and service authentication. Kerberos is used for single sign-on across various applications in extremely secure environments. Instead of passing passwords around the network, a Kerberos server holds encrypted versions of the passwords for users and available services.
Adaptive Server and the ASE OLE DB provider provide support for Kerberos connections. The ASE OLE DB provider specifically supports MIT, CyberSafe, and Active Directory KDCs.
