Corpus ID: 222257682

Kerberos: An Authentication Service for Open Network Systems

@inproceedings{Steiner1988KerberosAA,
  title={Kerberos: An Authentication Service for Open Network Systems},
  author={J. G. Steiner and B. C. Neuman and J. Schiller},
  booktitle={USENIX Winter},
  year={1988}
}

• J. G. Steiner, B. C. Neuman, J. Schiller
• Published in USENIX Winter 1988
• Computer Science

In an open network computing environment, a workstation cannot be trusted to identify its users correctly to network services. Kerberos provides an alternative approach whereby a trusted third-party authentication service is used to verify users' identities. This paper gives an overview of the Kerberos authentication model as imple- mented for MIT's Project Athena. It describes the protocols used by clients, servers, and Kerberos to achieve authentication. It also describes the management and… Expand