Kerberos PAC info on MSDN Library

Theodore Tso tytso at MIT.EDU
Fri Feb 22 22:24:00 EST 2002


On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 09:10:23PM -0500, Danilo Almeida wrote:
> Looks like MS has now published their PAC format on MSDN:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnkerb/html/MSDN_PAC.asp?frame=t
> rue

Wow.  Note the section at the end:

>Microsoft grants you a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free,
>world-wide right and license under any Microsoft copyrights in this
>specification to copy, publish and distribute this specification, and
>to implement this specification in your products. 
>
>Microsoft is not currently aware of the existence of patent(s) and/or
>pending application(s) that are essential to the implementation of
>this specification. However, if Microsoft becomes aware or has any
>patent(s) and/or pending applications that are essential to implement
>this specification, Microsoft will grant you a royalty-free license
>under applicable Microsoft intellectual property rights essential to
>implement this specification for the sole purpose of implementing this
>specification....

What's the NDR encoding mentioned in the document?  I assume this is
some kind of standard Microsoft XDR-like thing?

						- Ted





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