Re: Question about Kerberos and FDS

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Thanks for replying.

--- Rich Megginson <rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >Or does that
> >mean I need to setup a kerberos server and use RHDS
> as
> >the backend for user information?
> >  
> >
> Yes.  When you use kinit to acquire your ticket, you
> can use that ticket 
> to authenticate to the directory server.
>

So, if I understand what you're saying, the directory
server is acting as the TGS?

I'm going to setup a kerberos tonight. Which one works
better with FDS? MIT or Heimdal?
 
> >And this one:
> >- Impersonation (proxy) for multi-tier client
> >applications.
> >
> >Could someone explain what does it mean and how can
> it
> >be used?
> >  
> >
> Sure.  This is most often used with web apps or
> other apps that set up a 
> pool of connections to the directory server.  Each
> connection in the 
> pool is bound as a proxy user.  When a real user
> wants to authenticate, 
> the proxy connection passes the real user's bind
> credentials to the 
> directory server using the proxy auth control.
> 

Oh, ok. I was thinking about something else :)

sz



	
		
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