We will achieve our goal of ubiquitous Kerberos deployment by completing approximately forty projects over a period of seven years

Costs and benefits

Major Sponsor $50K Annual Contribution	Patron Sponsor $25K Annual Contribution
Major Sponsors are allowed the highest level of interaction and collaboration with MIT technologists and students, as well as with other industry leading companies. They may contribute additional funding to enable larger scale special projects, or to participate in our Kerberos Fellow Program*.	Patron Sponsors will be firms who wish to remain informed of the Consortium's activities and results, and participate in events. They will interact with technologists, students, and other sponsors at many Center events, both physical and web-based.
Voting seat on Executive Advisory Board with other industry leaders and full view into roadmap. Priority access MIT Expertise, Coordination and Evangelism Co-designed, sponsor-focused special project Priority review of feature requests and bug reports Sponsor-Hosted Event Privileged participation rights in all to conferences, workshops and interoperability testing events, including clients and partners. Complimentary participation in Annual Conference Complimentary participation in workshops and interoperability testing events. Influence the future evolution of Kerberos standards in IETF and OASIS so they respond to the evolving needs of your organization. Early access to analysis, case studies and integration studies. Access to vendors to make sure your continuing needs for interoperability are met. Protect investment in Kerberos cost-effectively by supporting group responsible for development, bug fixes etc. Influence in Standards Development Participation in Setting Consortium Development Priorities Recognition on Website, Materials and Major Events Integration and Architecture Assistance Complimentary access to Best Practices White Papers Complimentary access to Documentation Library Complimentary access to Kerberos Testing and Interoperability Tools Use of MIT developed Implementations without Fees Kerberos Fellow In Residence (optional, may require addition al investment)	Complimentary participation in Annual Conference Complimentary participation in workshops and interoperability testing events. Influence the future evolution of Kerberos standards in IETF and OASIS so they respond to the evolving needs of your organization. Early access to analysis, case studies and integration studies. Access to vendors to make sure your continuing needs for interoperability are met. Protect investment in Kerberos cost-effectively by supporting group responsible for development, bug fixes etc. Participation in Setting Consortium Development Priorities Recognition on Website, Materials and Major Events Integration and architecture assistance Complimentary access to Best Practices White Papers Complimentary access to Documentation Library Complimentary access to Kerberos Testing and Interoperability Tools Use of MIT developed Implementations without Fees Kerberos Fellow In Residence (optional, may require addition al investment)