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Network Security
1. Explain the working principle of the Kerberos protocol.
Ans.: Kerberos is an authentication protocol that has been designed to be used in an open distributed environment, where the users at workstations request for the services on the servers distributed throughout the network. It basically provides a centralized authentication server that is responsible for authenticating users to servers and servers to users. Its name has been derived from Greek mythology after the name of a three-headed dog that guarded the gates of Hades. Kerberos has become very popular as it can also act as a KDC in addition to being an authentication protocol. It was originally developed as a part of Project Athena at the MIT. Several versions ...
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