Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography so that a client can prove its identity to a server across a network connection. User credentials are obtained when the user logs in to the operating system, or by executing an authentication program. Each application uses these credentials to perform authentication. Users only have to log in once, instead of having to log in to each application.
Kerberos assumes the key distribution center (KDC) is running and properly configured for your realm, and the client libraries are installed under or on each client host in your realm. For configuration information, consult the documentation and the reference pages that come with the Kerberos software.
Adaptive Server supports Kerberos through:
CyberSafe Kerberos libraries
MIT Kerberos libraries, version 1.3.1
Native libraries
To enable
Kerberos security options, you must have ASE_SECDIR, the “Security
and directory services” package.
