Keytab-based initiator creds design

Simo Sorce simo at redhat.com
Thu Jun 7 16:11:05 EDT 2012


On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 15:59 -0400, Greg Hudson wrote:
> On 06/07/2012 02:56 PM, Simo Sorce wrote:
> >>
> >>   - /{var, run}/krb5/user/$USER/keytab
> >>   - /{var, run}/krb5/user/$USER/ccache
> >>   - /{var, run}/krb5/user/$USER/default_principal
> 
> How would this work on Windows?
> 
> > So I think I like this proposal, it aligns well with what we are already
> > trying to do there.
> >
> > The /run location should be /run/user/$USER/krb5/ccache though as that
> > is where the various pam modules put stuff
> 
> I'm confused.  If we're going to make an effort to align with where 
> Fedora happens to puts the default per-user ccache, how is that better 
> than just using the default ccache?  It seems to negate the "no 
> surprise" benefit.
> 
> (On a complete tangent, how is Fedora going to deal with multiple login 
> sessions by the same user?)

They are going to share the same ccache for now.

Simo.

-- 
Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York



More information about the krbdev mailing list