Kerberos Server Version 3.1.
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Contents 1 HP Kerberos Server v3.1.2 Release Notes.......................................................4 Announcement.........................................................................................................................4 What’s in this version................................................................................................................4 Kerberos Server version 3.1.2 benefits and features.......................................................................
1 HP Kerberos Server v3.1.2 Release Notes Announcement HP Kerberos Server v3.1.2, product number T1417AA™ is based on the client-server architecture. It ensures secure communication in a networked environment by leveraging individual trust relationships. It then brokers this trust across enterprise-wide distributed client-server networks. NOTE: Kerberos Server v3.1.2, an enhanced version of Kerberos Server v3.0 is released on the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system. You can configure Kerberos Server v3.1.
should be aware of. Proper protection of this authentication information is a critical aspect of enabling the best security that can be provided. • Scalability One of the primary benefits of the Kerberos Server is that it is highly customizable and offers the following advantages: ◦ Multiple secondary security servers that enable load balancing with automatic incremental propagation, without any performance degradation. This feature is disabled if NOTE: ◦ • You opt for LDAP as the backend database.
Kerberos server v3.1.2 is compatible with Netscape Directory server version 6.0 (J4258CA) and later releases. • HP Kerberos Administrator The HP Kerberos Administrator is a GUI that you can use to administer the principal database. Use the Administrator to: ◦ Create and associate a principal with an LDAP DN ◦ Delete principals NOTE: When a Kerberos principal is deleted only the associated Kerberos attributes are deleted. The LDAP object is not deleted.
Migrating from previous Kerberos Server versions to Kerberos Server v3.1.2 If you want to use the Kerberos server with LDAP as the backend database, migrate your existing Kerberos server to Kerberos server v3.0. Use the krb_2_ldap utility to migrate information of the previous version of the Kerberos server to the LDAP database. The krb_2_ldap utility performs the following tasks, while migrating information: • Converts each entry of the version 2.0 or 3.0 dumpfile to ldif file entry.
Defect fixes The following defects are fixed in Kerberos Client Version 3.2.2: • QXCR1001015514: kdcd fails to start up at boot intermittently Symptom kdcd (1m) fails intermittently to start at boot. Defect description Improper shutdown of kdcd (1m) leaves a residual kdcd.pid file which causes the kdcd (1m) startup to fail. Resolution This issue is fixed.
Compatibility information and installation requirements Installation requirements Before you install the server, HP recommends that you: • Ensure that you have the HP-UX 11i v2 operating system installed on your system. You can check the version of the HP-UX operating system by using the uname -r command. • Ensure that the Kerberos Server is installed on a system that is physically secure and has restricted access to it.
2. Type: swinstall See the swinstall (1m)manpage for more information on this command 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Select the appropriate path of the depot in the Specify Source window and Click OK. Highlight T1417AA in the Software Selection dialog box. Select Mark For Install from the Actions menu to install all filesets in the bundle. When you have marked the product components you want to install, select ‘Install (analysis)’from the ‘Actions’ menu.
