Configuration Guide for Kerberos Client Products on HP-UX

Overview
Authentication Process
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Figure 1-1 illustrates the actions of the components and the Kerberos
protocol in a secured environment.
Figure 1-1 Authentication Process
The following is a description of how a client and server authenticate
each other using Kerberos:
Step 1. Send a request to the AS for a TGT. You can choose to request specific
ticket flags and specify the key type to be used to construct the secret
key. You can also accept the default values configured for the client.
Send the following information to the Authentication Service (AS) to
obtain credentials:
• Client-indicates the user name, also referred to as the principal
name
• Server-indicates the TGS