10: User Authentication
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2. Enter the following:
Enable Kerberos
Displays selected if you enabled this method on the User
Authentication page. If you want to set up this authentication
method but not enable it immediately, clear the checkbox.
Note:
You can enable Kerberos here or on the first User
Authentication page. If you enable Kerberos here, it automatically
displays at the end of the order of precedence on the User
Authentication page.
Realm
Enter the name of the logical network served by a single Kerberos
database and a set of Key Distribution Centers. Usually, realm
names are all uppercase letters to differentiate the realm from the
Internet domain. Realm is similar in concept to an NT domain.
KDC
A key distribution center (KDC) is a server that issues Kerberos
tickets. A ticket is a temporary set of electronic credentials that
verify the identity of a client for a particular service.
Enter the
KDC
in the fully qualified domain format (FQDN). An
example is SLC.local.
