Kerberos Network Security Protocol
Kerberos
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Index________________________________IntroductionHistory &
DevelopmentNeedWorkingApplicationsWeaknessclimax
INTRODUCTION.____________
Network authentication protocol.
Developed at MIT in the mid 1980s.
A secret key based service for providing authentication in open
networks.
Provides strong authentication for client-server
applications.
History & Development______________Steve Miller andClifford
Neuman designed the primary Kerberos version.
Versions 13 occurred only internally at MIT as part of project
Athena.
Windows 2000 was Microsoft's first system to implement Kerberos
security standard.
Version 5, designed by John Kohl and Clifford Neuman, appeared
in 1993 .
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Need ________________________________The primary goal of
kerberos is to elimate the transmission of unencrypted passwords
across the networks.Sending usernames and passwords in the clear
jeopardizes the security of network.Each time a password is sent in
clear , there is a chance for interception.
Working_____________________________
Working_____________________________ Abbreviations Used:AS
Authentication Server.
KDCKey Distribution Center.
TGS Ticket Granting Server.
SSService Server.
TGTTicket Granting Ticket.
Working:video
Disadvantages_____________________Compromise of central server
will compromise all users' secret keys. If stolen, TGT can be used
to access network services of others.
Kerberos only provide authentication only for clients and
services.
Vulnerable to users making poor password choices.
AdvantagesPasswords are never sent across the network
unencrypted.
Tickets have a limited lifetime.
Authentication through the AS only has to happen once.
Sharing secret keys is more efficient than public-keys.
CLIMAX______________________________
Kerberos is an authentication service using convention
encryption.
Kerberos the solution to network security is a protocol designed
to provide centralized authentication whose function is to
authenticate user to server and server to user.
