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author | markm <markm@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-01-09 20:58:00 +0000 |
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diff --git a/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi b/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..518aada --- /dev/null +++ b/crypto/heimdal/doc/intro.texi @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +@node Introduction, What is Kerberos?, Top, Top +@c @node Introduction, What is Kerberos?, Top, Top +@comment node-name, next, previous, up +@chapter Introduction + +@heading What is Heimdal? + +Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5. The goals are to: + +@itemize @bullet +@item +have an implementation that can be freely used by anyone +@item +be protocol compatible with existing implementations and, if not in +conflict, with RFC 1510 (and any future updated RFC) +@item +be reasonably compatible with the M.I.T Kerberos V5 API +@item +have support for Kerberos V5 over GSS-API (RFC1964) +@item +include the most important and useful application programs (rsh, telnet, +popper, etc.) +@item +include enough backwards compatibility with Kerberos V4 +@end itemize + +@heading Status + +Heimdal has the following features (this does not mean any of this +works): + +@itemize @bullet +@item +a stub generator and a library to encode/decode/whatever ASN.1/DER +stuff +@item +a @code{libkrb5} library that should be possible to get to work with +simple applications +@item +a GSS-API library that should have all the important functions for +building applications +@item +Eric Young's @file{libdes} +@item +@file{kinit}, @file{klist}, @file{kdestroy} +@item +@file{telnet}, @file{telnetd} +@item +@file{rsh}, @file{rshd} +@item +@file{popper}, @file{push} (a movemail equivalent) +@item +@file{ftp}, and @file{ftpd} +@item +a library @file{libkafs} for authenticating to AFS and a program +@file{afslog} that uses it +@item +some simple test programs +@item +a KDC that supports most things; optionally, it may also support +Kerberos V4 and kaserver, +@item +simple programs for distributing databases between a KDC master and +slaves +@item +a password changing daemon @file{kpasswdd}, library functions for +changing passwords and a simple client +@item +some kind of administration system +@item +Kerberos V4 support in many of the applications. +@end itemize + +@heading Bug reports + +If you find bugs in this software, make sure it is a genuine bug and not +just a part of the code that isn't implemented. + +Bug reports should be sent to @email{heimdal-bugs@@pdc.kth.se}. Please +include information on what machine and operating system (including +version) you are running, what you are trying to do, what happens, what +you think should have happened, an example for us to repeat, the output +you get when trying the example, and a patch for the problem if you have +one. Please make any patches with @code{diff -u} or @code{diff -c}. + +Suggestions, comments and other non bug reports are also welcome. + +@heading Mailing list + +There are two mailing lists with talk about +Heimdal. @email{heimdal-announce@@sics.se} is a low-volume announcement +list, while @email{heimdal-discuss@@sics.se} is for general discussion. +Send a message to @email{majordomo@@sics.se} to subscribe. |