[WinPartners] Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.5 Release Announcement

[Bryant C. Vernon]

Date: Tuesday, 5 October 2004
To: MIT Community: itpartners at mit.edu, winpartners at mit.edu,
sw-release-announce at mit.edu, kakapo at mit.edu
Cc: itag at mit.edu, is&t at mit.edu
From: Software Release Team
Subject: Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.5 Release Announcement

Good Afternoon,

On behalf of the Kerberos for Windows Release Team, I am pleased to announce the release of Kerberos for Windows (KfW) 2.6.5. This latest release of Kerberos includes security and minor bug fixes and a completely revamped MIT customized installer. We encourage all users to upgrade to this latest version of KfW. 

Notable Features of KfW 2.6.5: 
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-Correct incompatibility between Kerberos 5 MSLSA krb5_ccache and Windows 
2000 (introduced in 2.6.4)
-Kerberos 5 library updated to release 1.3.5.
-A new MSI based installation option for organizations which need to distribute KFW via group policy has been added.

Known Issues:
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There are no known issues for this version of KfW.

How to Obtain:
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You can download KfW 2.6.5 from the MIT IS&T Windows Software Site: https://web.mit.edu/software/win.html. Please note that you need a current personal certificate to download this software. If you do not have a current personal certificate, then you can obtain one from https://ca.mit.edu/.

Getting Help:
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The Kerberos for Windows 2.6.5 page is located at: http://itinfo.mit.edu/product?vid=645

If you have a question or need assistance, please contact the Computing Help Desk at computing-help at mit.edu or x3-1101.

All the Best,
Bryant C. Vernon
Kerberos for Windows Product Release Coordinator 
Software Release Team 
Information Services and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology