The Kerberos Network Authentication Service
RFC 4120, “The Kerberos Network Authentication Service”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2005 by C. Neuman, T. Yu, S. Hartman, K. Raeburn. It obsoletes RFC 1510. It has since been updated by RFC 4537, RFC 5021, RFC 5896, RFC 6111, RFC 6112, RFC 6113, RFC 6649, RFC 6806, RFC 7751, RFC 8062, RFC 8129, RFC 8429, RFC 8553. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides an overview and specification of Version 5 of the Kerberos protocol, and it obsoletes RFC 1510 to clarify aspects of the protocol and its intended use that require more detailed or clearer explanation than was provided in RFC 1510. This document is intended to provide a detailed description of the protocol, suitable for implementation, together with descriptions of the appropriate use of protocol messages and fields within those messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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