query on "plug-in architecture"
Sam Hartman
hartmans at MIT.EDU
Mon Jul 17 17:33:24 EDT 2006
>>>>> "Vipin" == Vipin Rathor <v.rathor at gmail.com> writes:
Vipin> HI all,
Vipin> Can anyone please answer one of the query regarding the following new
Vipin> feature in MIT latest kerberos release namely krb5-1.5 :
Vipin> "plug-in architecture, allowing for extension modules to be loaded at
Vipin> run-time?"
Vipin> What does the above feature really mean ?
Mostly, internal support for adding extensibility plugins to MIT
Kerberos. Two plugin interfaces are supported in 1.5. The first is
an internal interface for adding new database layers. There is a
plugin interface, but you need to have access to internal headers, so
any plugin built will be tightly coupled against a particular version
of MIT Kerberos.
The second is a plugin interface for locating the KDC to use.
This is a public interface.
Vipin> Is it a pluggable architecture for
Vipin> the new mech-glue so that we can plug-in/plug-out various securtiy mechanims
Vipin> ( like kerberos, SPKm etc) , or is it something different?
This should be coming in 1.6.
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