New perl module and Authen::Krb5

Marc Horowitz marc at MIT.EDU
Wed Apr 17 15:43:04 EDT 2002


Did you do this by implementing the kerberos protocol in perl, calling
out to the command line apps, creating a .xs interface to libkrb5, or
some other approach?

                Marc

schallee at darkmist.net (Ed Schaller) writes:

>> Greetings,
>> 
>> I have recently written a perl module to perform some simple tasks like
>> kinit and kdestroy. Since others may find this useful, I am working to
>> get it added to CPAN. I have tried to contact the author of Authen::Krb5,
>> but his email bounced.
>> 
>> As the functions implemented are higher level than Authen::Krb5,
>> I am thinking to submit it as a separate module instead of trying to
>> combine them.
>> 
>> Any suggestions for name spaces would be appreciated. I am contemplating
>> Authen::Krb5::Client or Authen::Krb5::Simple.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> >>>------>
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> +-------------+-----------------------+---------------+
>> | Ed Schaller | schallee at darkmist.net | mistymushroom |
>> +-------------+-----------------------+---------------+



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