Kerberos framework

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> This documentation only applies to Mac OS X 10.2 (with Kerberos for Macintosh 4.5) and Mac OS X 10.3 (with KfM 5.0).

> About the Kerberos framework

> > The Kerberos framework is a Mach-O framework for Mac OS X. It provides the Kerberos v4 and v5 protocols, GSSAPI, KClient and related libraries for Kerberos ticket management.

> Using the Kerberos framework

> > To use the Kerberos framework, add Kerberos.framework to your project and include the `Kerberos.h` header file: ``

> >     		#include <Kerberos/Kerberos.h>

> > If you have code which relies on UNIX-style header files, then you can use the following header files from `/usr/include` : ``

> >     		#include <gssapi/gssapi.h>
> >     		#include <krb5.h>
> >     		#include <krb.h>
> >     		#include <des.h>

> Component Documentation

> > Credentials Cache API | An implementation of the Credentials Cache API v2 and v3.
> > DES | A DES and 3DES implementation.
> > GSSAPI | The GSS API implementation.
> > KClient | The KClient 3.0 implementation.
> > Kerberos v4 | The MIT Kerberos v4 implementation.
> > Kerberos v5 | The MIT Kerberos v5 implementation.
> > Kerberos Errors API | A Mac OS X version of the com_err API used by Kerberos on Unix platforms.
> > Kerberos Login API | An API that provides a GUI interface for acquiring tickets and changing passwords.
> > Kerberos Profile | A framework used to obtain configuration information from the `edu.mit.Kerberos` file.

> Getting the Kerberos framework

> > The latest release of the Kerberos framework is included with Mac OS X 10.2 and later.

> > Please read the Kerberos framework Version History for information on the latest release of Kerberos framework.

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Last updated on $Date: 2003/11/18 21:11:59 $
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