Implementing IETF Draft on DNS use in Kerberos

[Nicolas.Williams@ubsw.com]

> I thought that the receipt of a valid TGT was proof for the client
> that it was dealing with a trusted KDC and thus the local realm lookup
> was valid.

This is true if you're doing pre-authentication and the user
of the TGT is the host's principal itself.

>             If this is true, then it doesn't seem necessary to get a
> service ticket in order to validate the local realm lookup.  (I should
> point out that by client I mean client principal with an entry in the
> KDC's princ db.)

Right.

> -- 
> Will Fiveash
> Sun Microsystems Inc.
> Austin, TX, USA (TZ=CST6CDT)

Cheers,

Nico
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