Problem with auth via keytab w/ w2k3 KDC, works fine with w2k DC

Markus Moeller huaraz at moeller.plus.com
Thu Oct 21 19:52:12 EDT 2004


Nathan Neulinger wrote:
> (Reposted from krbdev at mit.edu)
> 
> I've got a problem with keytabs related to an upgrade from W2K to W2K3 when authenticating
> from a unix client w/ mit krb5.
> 
> Principal: host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu at UMR.EDU
> Password: (example)  fred
> 
> A) W2K DC
>    create princ via ssl-ldap on w2k domain controller, set pw to fred
> 
>    kinit host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against w2k dc), give password => works fine
>    kinit host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against w2k3 dc), give password => works fine
> 
>    ktutil, create keytab with that password, des-cbc-crc, kvno 1
>    ktutil, create keytab with that password, des-cbc-crc, kvno 3     
> 	(in our environment, it always winds up with kvno 3 on the w2k3 dc cause we delete princ first)
> 
>    kinit -k -t ... host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against either dc) => works fine
> 
> B) W2K3 DC
>    create princ via ssl-ldap on w2k3 domain controller, set pw to fred
> 
>    kinit host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against w2k dc), give password => works fine
>    kinit host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against w2k3 dc), give password => works fine
> 
>    ktutil, create keytab with that password, des-cbc-crc, kvno 1 and 3
> 
>    kinit -k -t ... host/afsimap1.cc.umr.edu (against either dc) => preauth fails
> 
>    when attempting to use the keytab - i.e. via telnetd or sshd w/ simon's patches - I get decrypt 
> 	integ check failed errors (or ssh protocol error w/ pkt 34)
> 
> 
> The _ONLY_ change that I am making between functional and non-functional is which LDAPS server
> I point at for creating the princ and setting the password for it.
> 
> I have the client-etypes hotfix applied, but not sure it's relevant to this problem since I _am_ able
> to authenticate, just not with a keytab.
> 
> -- Nathan
> 
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> Nathan Neulinger                       EMail:  nneul at umr.edu
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Nathan,

did you solve your issue ? I have seen now similar problems, where 
everything works fine with a 2000 kdc (I use an old MIT 1.2.4 release) 
but with a 2003 kdc I get decrypt integrety errors.

Thanks
Markus



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