Kerberos white papers and specifications
Here is a short list of white papers about Kerberos and its use in dominant operating systems. The list is neither exhaustive nor in any particular order. If there is a white paper you think should be included, please email your suggestion to Steve Buckley.
MIT Kerberos Consortium White Papers
- Why is Kerberos a Credible Security Solution?
- Best Practices for Integrating Kerberos Into Your Application
- The MIT Kerberos Administrator's How-to Guide (Draft 1.0)
- The Role of Kerberos in Modern Information Systems (Draft 1.1)
- "Recommended Practices for Deploying & Using Kerberos in Mixed Environments" (Draft 1.0)
Apple
- Apple: Kerberos: Highly Secure, Single Sign-On Authentication in Mac OS X
Apple: Integrating Mac OS X and Active Directory
Microsoft
- Microsoft Kerberos
- Kerberos Authentication in Windows Server 2003
- Kerberos Protocol Extensions
- Privilege Attribute Certificate Data Structure
- Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication (PKINIT) in Kerberos Protocol Specification
- Kerberos Protocol Extensions: Service for User and Constrained Delegation Protocol Specification
- Active Directory Technical Specification
- Local Security Authority (Translation Methods) Remote Protocol Specification
- Local Security Authority (Domain Policy) Remote Protocol Specification
Sun
RedHat
Debian
