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List:       jaxlug-list
Subject:    Re: [JaxLUG] Centralized Credential Management
From:       George Toft <george () georgetoft ! com>
Date:       2003-10-23 18:31:51
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One of the other solutions that popped up to muddy the waters was
Kerberos <http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/>.  It seems that kerberos is
supported on Windows, and about anything Unix.  It also supports single
sign-on as you only authenticate once.  The former CIO of a local credit
card processor is going to show me how to set it up in a few days.

George



Art Wildman wrote:
> 
> Know what ya mean, I've yet to discover the ultimate single-sign-on
> solution that doesn't cost an arm & a leg. Putting together all the
> pieces & custom requirements can be a headache. pGina, has lots of
> support for Novel/LDAP networks and some potential. Still, it has it's
> limitations as a windows hack. I wish we could come up with a universal
> login screen on all platforms & a standard Auth/AAA method... IMO this
> would break the grip windows has on the market. Some more food for
> thought...
> 
> Fermi Linux - Strong Authentication with Kerberos
> http://www.fnal.gov/docs/strongauth/
> http://www.fnal.gov/docs/strongauth/html/strong_authTOC2.html
> 
> Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (aaa) Charter
> http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/aaa-charter.html
> 
> -Art@JAX
> 
> George Toft wrote:
> 
> >Just when I thought I had it figured out, Art posts this, and a coworker
> >offers to demonstrate Kerberos.  So many choices . . .
> >
> >Thanks Art.
> >
> >George
> >
> >
> >
> 
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