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request access to this file, an authentication server searches its database for our access
rights. Once the server confirms that these rights include the requested service (i.e., we
have permission to access the file), it generates an encrypted “ticket,” which enables our
workstation to access the ticket-granting server. The authentication server also returns the
“key” that was used to encrypt something called an “authenticator,” which contains our
name, network address, and the current time. Our workstation then sends the ticket and
authenticator to the ticket-granting server, which decrypts both pieces of data. ...