krb5-1.9-beta1 is available

[Tom Yu]

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MIT krb5-1.9-beta1 is now available for download from

         http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/testing.html

The main MIT Kerberos web page is

         http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/

Please send comments to the krbdev list.  The final release will
probably occur in early December.  The README file contains a more
extensive list of changes.

Major changes in 1.9
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Code quality:

* Python-based testing framework
* DAL cleanup

Developer experience:

* NSS crypto back end
* PRNG modularity
* Fortuna-like PRNG

Performance:

* Account lockout performance improvements

Administrator experience:

* Trace logging
* Plugin interface for password sync
* Plugin interface for password quality checks
* Configuration file validator
* KDC support for SecurID preauthentication

Protocol evolution:

* IAKERB
* Camellia encryption (experimental; disabled by default)
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