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Diffstat (limited to 'crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8 b/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8 index 1d19152..5f05284 100644 --- a/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8 +++ b/crypto/heimdal/lib/krb5/kerberos.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: kerberos.8,v 1.4 2001/07/12 08:42:27 assar Exp $ +.\" $Id: kerberos.8,v 1.5 2002/08/20 17:07:17 joda Exp $ .\" .Dd September 1, 2000 .Dt KERBEROS 8 @@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION Kerberos is a network authentication system. Its purpose is to securely authenticate users and services in an insecure network -environment. +environment. .Pp This is done with a Kerberos server acting as a trusted third party, keeping a database with secret keys for all users and services (collectively called .Em principals ) . .Pp -Each principal belongs to exactly one +Each principal belongs to exactly one .Em realm , which is the administrative domain in Kerberos. A realm usually corresponds to an organisation, and the realm should normally be @@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ or more Kerberos servers. .Pp The authentication process involves exchange of .Sq tickets -and -.Sq authenticators +and +.Sq authenticators which together prove the principal's identity. .Pp When you login to the Kerberos system, either through the normal system login or with the .Xr kinit 1 -program, you acquire a +program, you acquire a .Em ticket granting ticket which allows you to get new tickets for other services, such as .Ic telnet |
