KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 HP 9000 Systems Manufacturing Part Number: J5849-90005 E1200 U.S.A.
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1 KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Announcement HP-UX provides KRB5 Client Software including libraries, header files and utilities for implementing secured client/server applications in either 32-bit or 64-bit development environment. The client libraries are based on MIT Kerberos V5 1.1.1 release. The KRB5-Client libraries support DES as specified in RFC 1510 of the IETF. This release is compatible with MIT Kerberos 1.2 and interoperable with Microsoft Windows 2000.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 What’s in This Version What’s in This Version The KRB5-Client software is based on MIT Kerberos V5 1.1.1 with all the major fixes to the buffer overrun vulnerabilities detected in MIT Kerberos V5 1.1.1 release. It consists of libraries, header files, man-pages and Kerberos utilities, which help in performing command-line or programmatic authentication. Data encryption APIs can be used to protect data transmitted over the net. The KRB5-Client Version-1.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 What’s in This Version • /usr/bin/kpasswd: change a user’s Kerberos password. • /usr/sbin/ktutil: Kerberos keytab file maintenance utility ktutil(1) The Kerberos client software also provides the following header files: • /usr/include/profile.h • /usr/include/krb5.h • /usr/include/com_err.h The following list shows the man pages that are available for the Kerberos client software: • /usr/share/man/man3.Z/libkrb5.3 - libkrb5 library • /usr/share/man/man4.Z/krb5.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds • The following warning message may be displayed during the installation of KRB5-Client Version-1.0 software: "WARNING: Can’t create core transition links since files/directories exist /usr/bin/kdestroy -> /opt/dce/bin/kdestroy /usr/bin/kinit -> /opt/dce/bin/kinit /usr/bin/klist -> /opt/dce/bin/klist" This is a known problem and it can be ignored. • The utility kdestroy does not accept the -e option.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Hardware Requirements HP 9000 workstations and servers with a minimum of 32 MB of memory and sufficient swap space (a minimum of 50 MB is recommended). Operating System Requirements HP-UX 11.0 Disk Space Requirements Minimum disk space required to install the product is 5 MB.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Patches and Fixes in This Version Patches and Fixes in This Version This is the initial release, with no patch requirements and no fixes included.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Known Limitations Known Limitations The following features are not supported by KRB5-Client Version-1.0 software: • KRB5-Client Version-1.0 does not support Triple DES due to USA export restrictions. • KRB5-Client Version-1.0 Libraries are not thread-safe.
KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.0 Related Documentation Related Documentation The list below contains documentation related to the KRB5 Client Software: • KRB5 Client Release Notes for HP-UX 11.
