Kerberos developer and/or administrator, please consider sharing your knowledge
and experience with the Kerberos Community. You can suggest your own topic or
write about any of the topics listed
-`here <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Documentation_Tasks>`__.
+`here <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Documentation_Tasks>`__.
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on the existing documents,
please send your feedback via email to krb5-bugs@mit.edu. The HTML version of
documents are compiled from reStructuredText sources, and the application
developer documentation incorporates Doxygen markup from the source
tree. This project was undertaken along the outline described
-`here <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Kerberos_Documentation>`__.
+`here <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Kerberos_Documentation>`__.
Previous versions of Kerberos 5 attempted to maintain separate documentation
in the texinfo format, with separate groff manual pages. Having the API
certificate location in *slapd.conf* file.
Refer to the following link for more information:
- http://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/tls.html
+ https://www.openldap.org/doc/admin23/tls.html
B. Setting up SSL on OpenLDAP client:
handle_error(major, minor);
-.. _gss_accept_sec_context: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.1
-.. _gss_acquire_cred: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.2
-.. _gss_export_name: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.13
-.. _gss_get_name_attribute: http://tools.ietf.org/html/6680.html#section-7.5
-.. _gss_import_name: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.16
-.. _gss_init_sec_context: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.19
-.. _gss_inquire_name: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6680.txt#section-7.4
-.. _gss_inquire_cred: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.21
+.. _gss_accept_sec_context: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.1
+.. _gss_acquire_cred: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.2
+.. _gss_export_name: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.13
+.. _gss_get_name_attribute: https://tools.ietf.org/html/6680.html#section-7.5
+.. _gss_import_name: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.16
+.. _gss_init_sec_context: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.19
+.. _gss_inquire_name: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6680.txt#section-7.4
+.. _gss_inquire_cred: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2744.html#section-5.21
support infrastructure which is not easily automated, or require
excessive resources for ordinary use. The procedure for running
the manual tests is documented at
-http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Manual_Testing.
+https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Manual_Testing.
Cleaning up the build
Pre-requisites for a simple build, or to update man pages:
-* Sphinx 1.0.4 or higher (See http://sphinx.pocoo.org) with the autodoc
- extension installed.
+* Sphinx 1.0.4 or higher (See http://www.sphinx-doc.org) with the
+ autodoc extension installed.
Additional prerequisites to include the API reference based on Doxygen
markup:
MIT Kerberos features
=====================
-http://web.mit.edu/kerberos
+https://web.mit.edu/kerberos
Quick facts
License - :ref:`mitK5license`
Releases:
- - Latest stable: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.16/
- - Supported: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.15/
+ - Latest stable: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.16/
+ - Supported: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-1.15/
- Release cycle: 9 -- 12 months
Supported platforms \/ OS distributions:
Crypto backends:
- builtin - MIT Kerberos native crypto library
- - OpenSSL (1.0\+) - http://www.openssl.org
+ - OpenSSL (1.0\+) - https://www.openssl.org
Database backends: LDAP, DB2, LMDB
Feature list
------------
-For more information on the specific project see http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects
+For more information on the specific project see https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects
Release 1.7
- Credentials delegation :rfc:`5896`
Release 1.8
- Anonymous PKINIT :rfc:`6112` :ref:`anonymous_pkinit`
- Constrained delegation
- - IAKERB http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb-02
+ - IAKERB https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-krb-wg-iakerb-02
- Heimdal bridge plugin for KDC backend
- - GSS-API S4U extensions http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246071
+ - GSS-API S4U extensions https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246071
- GSS-API naming extensions :rfc:`6680`
- GSS-API extensions for storing delegated credentials :rfc:`5588`
- Plugin to control krb5_aname_to_localname and krb5_kuserok behavior :ref:`localauth_plugin`
- Plugin to control hostname-to-realm mappings and the default realm :ref:`hostrealm_plugin`
- GSSAPI extensions for constructing MIC tokens using IOV lists :ref:`gssapi_mic_token`
- - Principal may refer to nonexistent policies `Policy Refcount project <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Policy_refcount_elimination>`_
- - Support for having no long-term keys for a principal `Principals Without Keys project <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Principals_without_keys>`_
+ - Principal may refer to nonexistent policies `Policy Refcount project <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Policy_refcount_elimination>`_
+ - Support for having no long-term keys for a principal `Principals Without Keys project <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Principals_without_keys>`_
- Collection support to the KEYRING credential cache type on Linux :ref:`ccache_definition`
- FAST OTP preauthentication module for the KDC which uses RADIUS to validate OTP token values :ref:`otp_preauth`
- - Experimental Audit plugin for KDC processing `Audit project <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Audit>`_
+ - Experimental Audit plugin for KDC processing `Audit project <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Audit>`_
Release 1.13
- Add support for accessing KDCs via an HTTPS proxy server using
the `MS-KKDCP
- <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh553774.aspx>`_
+ <https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh553774.aspx>`_
protocol.
- Add support for `hierarchical incremental propagation
- <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Hierarchical_iprop>`_,
+ <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/Hierarchical_iprop>`_,
where slaves can act as intermediates between an upstream master
and other downstream slaves.
- Add support for configuring GSS mechanisms using
``/etc/gss/mech``.
- Add support to the LDAP KDB module for `binding to the LDAP
server using SASL
- <http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/LDAP_SASL_support>`_.
+ <https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/wiki/Projects/LDAP_SASL_support>`_.
- The KDC listens for TCP connections by default.
- Fix a minor key disclosure vulnerability where using the
"keepold" option to the kadmin randkey operation could return the
old keys. `[CVE-2014-5351]
- <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5351>`_
+ <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-5351>`_
- Add client support for the Kerberos Cache Manager protocol. If
the host is running a Heimdal kcm daemon, caches served by the
daemon can be accessed with the KCM: cache type.
- PKINIT with FAST on client (release 1.10) :rfc:`6113`
- PKINIT :rfc:`4556`
- FX-COOKIE :rfc:`6113#section-5.2`
-- S4U-X509-USER (release 1.8) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246091
+- S4U-X509-USER (release 1.8) https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246091
- OTP (release 1.12) :ref:`otp_preauth`
`PRNG`
- modularity (release 1.9)
- Yarrow PRNG (release < 1.10)
-- Fortuna PRNG (release 1.9) http://www.schneier.com/book-practical.html
+- Fortuna PRNG (release 1.9) https://www.schneier.com/book-practical.html
- OS PRNG (release 1.10) OS's native PRNG
Documentation components of this software distribution are licensed
under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
-(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
+(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
Individual source code files are copyright MIT, Cygnus Support,
Novell, OpenVision Technologies, Oracle, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems,
output types, and the severity for syslog outputs is configured as
part of the logging specification, defaulting to error severity.)
-.. _automake: http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
-.. _libtool: http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
+.. _automake: https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
+.. _libtool: https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
* kerberos@mit.edu is a community resource for discussion and
questions about MIT krb5 and other Kerberos implementations. To
subscribe to the list, please follow the instructions at
- http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos.
+ https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/kerberos.
* krbdev@mit.edu is the primary list for developers of MIT Kerberos.
To subscribe to the list, please follow the instructions at
- http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/krbdev.
+ https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/krbdev.
* krb5-bugs@mit.edu is notified when a ticket is created or updated.
This list helps track bugs and feature requests.
In addition, this list is used to track documentation criticism
The main IRC channel for MIT Kerberos development is `#krbdev` on
freenode.
-For more information about freenode, see http://freenode.net/.
+For more information about freenode, see https://freenode.net/.
Archives
--------
-* The archive http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/ contains past
- postings from the `kerberos@mit.edu` list.
+* The archive https://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/kerberos/ contains
+ past postings from the `kerberos@mit.edu` list.
-* The http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/krbdev/ contains past
- postings from the `krbdev@mit.edu` list.
+* The https://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/krbdev/ contains past postings
+ from the `krbdev@mit.edu` list.
Wiki
----
-The wiki at http://k5wiki.kerberos.org/ contains useful information
+The wiki at https://k5wiki.kerberos.org/ contains useful information
for developers working on the MIT Kerberos source code. Some of the
information on the wiki may be useful for advanced users or system
administrators.
Web pages
---------
-* http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/ is the MIT Kerberos software web page.
+* https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/ is the MIT Kerberos software web page.
-* http://kerberos.org/ is the MIT Kerberos Consortium web page.
+* https://kerberos.org/ is the MIT Kerberos Consortium web page.