Kerberos

Kerberos is a part of cryptography that enables users to request encrypted tickets from the authentication process. That ticket can then be used to request service from a particular server. This method is considered to be more secure because it does not require a user’s password to travel through the network. In order for Kerberos to work, a program needs to be Kerberized, meaning that it has the ability to obtain tickets from servers and other services that negotiate with Kerberos. Nearly any program can Kerberized: web browsers, print utilities and POP email clients. Services that can be made to negotiate with Kerberos include web sites, file servers, printers and POP mail servers. Kerberos was first developed in the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as a part of the Athena Project. The name was derived from Greek Mythology, describing Kerberos as a three-headed dog who protected the gates of Hades. 57.