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# from @(#)README 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93 |
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# $Id: README,v 1.1 1995/12/16 21:12:08 tholo Exp $ |
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Notes about the contents of the /etc/kerberosIV directory: |
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The file master_key contains a copy of the master key under which the |
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entire Kerberos database is encrypted. Disclosing this key would be bad |
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news. The reason it is stored in the filesystem is because the following |
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programs need to inspect or modify the kereros database, and so the key |
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must be available for them, (or else it would have to be typed in by |
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hand): |
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- kerberos (the server itself) |
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- registerd (for new user registration) |
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- kpasswdd (for changing passwords) |
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The srvtab file contains the encryption keys for each service on the local |
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host. Any host offering network services would have a key here, although |
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many such files can be used. |
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The principal.* files comprise the Kerberos database itself, and contain |
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keys for all principles, and should not be world-readable. |
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The kerberos.conf file contains the configuration for this machine: |
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- which realm I'm in |
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- which servers I should talk to for this realm |
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The kerberos.realms file contains the name of Kerberos servers for |
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various (sub)domains. |
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Kerberos log information it placed in /var/log/kerberos.log |
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(see rc.local to change it) |
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The register_keys directory contains a set of files (all of which begin |
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with "."), each of which contains a des key used for registering new users |
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with the system. It is used only by the "registerd" program, and only on |
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a Kerberos server host. |