Kerberos V5 is an authentication system developed at MIT.
WWW: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/
Abridged from the User Guide:
Under Kerberos, a client sends a request for a ticket to the
Key Distribution Center (KDC). The KDC creates a ticket-granting
ticket (TGT) for the client, encrypts it using the client's
password as the key, and sends the encrypted TGT back to the
client. The client then attempts to decrypt the TGT, using
its password. If the client successfully decrypts the TGT, it
keeps the decrypted TGT, which indicates proof of the client's
identity. The TGT permits the client to obtain additional tickets,
which give permission for specific services.
Since Kerberos negotiates authenticated, and optionally encrypted,
communications between two points anywhere on the internet, it
provides a layer of security that is not dependent on which side of a
firewall either client is on.
The Kerberos V5 package is designed to be easy to use. Most of the
commands are nearly identical to UNIX network programs you are already
used to. Kerberos V5 is a single-sign-on system, which means that you
have to type your password only once per session, and Kerberos does
the authenticating and encrypting transparently.
Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>
===> The following configuration options are available for krb5-maint-1.11.5_3:
DNS_FOR_REALM=off: Enable DNS lookups for Kerberos realm names
KRB5_HTML=on: Install krb5 HTML documentation
KRB5_PDF=on: Install krb5 PDF documentation
LDAP=off: LDAP protocol support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
MIT Kerberos released 1.13; 1.12 becomes a maintenance release,
1.11 remains a maintenance release.
- Update security/krb5 1.12.2 --> 1.13
- Copy the old security/krb5 1.12.2 to security/krb5-112
(now a maintenance release supported by MIT)
- Move the old krb5-maint (1.11.5: old maintenance release) to
security/krb5-111 (the old maintenance release still supported by MIT)
net/openldap24-*:
- Convert to USES=libtool and bump dependent ports
- Avoid USE_AUTOTOOLS
- Don't use PTHREAD_LIBS
- Use MAKE_CMD
databases/glom:
- Drop :keepla
- Add INSTALL_TARGET=install-strip
databases/libgda4* databases/libgda5*:
- Convert to USES=libtool and bump dependent ports
- USES=tar:xz
- Use INSTALL_TARGET=install-strip
- Use @sample
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Update krb5 to 1.12. Security/krb5 tracks MIT KRB5 current release.
Adjust the newly created krb5-maint with a new portname and conflicts.
Krb5-maint is a maintenance release for those who wish to use the previous
release of krb5. krb5-maint remains at 1.11.3.
Adjust CONFLICTS in security/heimdal and security/srp to account for the
newly repocopied krb5-maint.
Adjust security/Makefile to include krb5-maint.
Repocopy of securty/krb5 (current release) to security/krb5-maint
(maintenance release) in preparation for krb5 1.11.3 --> 1.2 update.
Krb5-maint is a maintenance release for those who wish to use the previous
release of MIT krb5.
