basic question

[dblackw]

posted by : Adam
 >I would like to understand Kerberos authentication at a fundamental
 >level, and most of my research is turning up examples that are way too
 >complicated or way too simple...

 >Do you know of (or could jot down) a basic, packet-level breakdown of
 >the authentication process?

 >By that, I mean, what the conversation looks like between client and
 >server in relation to time and direction of traffic

 >Kinda like the old

 >syn --->
 ><------- ack
 >syn ack --->


 >I think if I could find that basic foundation (in my language as a
 >network person) perhaps that would help me with my studies (our mgmt
 >wants us all Security+...)


 >> Adam Yavner, CCNP, MCSE, NNCSS
 >> Global Lab Manager: North America
 >>
 >>


You may want to take a look a this very good description of kerberos...
it is for MAC OS X but the general stuff may help ...

http://www.afp548.com/Articles/Panther/kerberos1.html