kerberos vs ldap
Danny Mayer
mayer at ntp.isc.org
Thu Mar 27 22:17:55 EDT 2008
Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
>>>>>> "it" == it is ramu <it_is_ramu at rediffmail.com> writes:
>
> it> Can anyone explain to me whats the relation between LDAP vs
> it> Kerberos
>
> Two _completely_ different protocols/systems.
>
> In short and generalized: LDAP is for AUTHORIZATION (access rules)
> and Kerberos is for AUTHENTICATION (verify password).
>
LDAP has nothing whatsoever to do with authorization. It's a data
storage and retrieval mechanism. If you choose to use it for
authorization that's up to you.
Danny
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