Kerberos and JAVA

[Sandeep Seshan]

Hi,

 

I have heard a lot about Kerberos and I am excited about working on it.

 

I am trying to get data from a WebService sitting in Microsoft IIS into one of my applications. (It’s a simple program in C#....)

 

I am trying to write a simple program to implemet this functionality:

 

1. My application should detect that there is Kerberos running on the Server.

2. It should throw up a window asking for the User Credentials - UserName, Password and Domain (I can do this).

3. My application should send these details to Kerberos and check if the User can be authenticated.

4. My application should collect the results of this Authentication.

5. If successful, it must allow the user to proceed further.

 

It sounds simple, but I am flummoxed by the terms I read in prevailing literature on Kerberos.

 

Moreover, I am totally confused about the API I to use. I am not even sure which API exposes the functionality of Kerberos. 

 

I will be writing my application in JAVA and the documnetation is defenitely not suited for a new programmer (my self included).

 

I request anyone reading this email to help me with this. I really have no cluse about going further. If you guys could tell me about the APIs I need to usem, and the steps (in really simple words :)), I can get started with this.

 

I am really desperate and I am willing to provide any other documentation necessary for you guys to help me with this challenge.

 

Thanks,

 

Sandeep.

 
 

		
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