kerberos vs ldap

[Donn Cave]

In article <mailman.30.1206670911.13434.kerberos at mit.edu>,
 Danny Mayer <mayer at ntp.isc.org> wrote:

> 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.

Taken out of context, that's true, but conversations
like this can be awfully tedious if we have to drag
around explicit context.  Give us a break, OK?  How
would you explain the relation between LDAP vs. Kerberos?

   Donn Cave, donn at u.washington.edu