On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 11:34:55AM -0500, Ken Hornstein wrote: > >I am kinda new to kerberos and started to play with ldap / kerberos to > >get a single-sign-on running for Windows and Unix/Linux-Clients. > > > >Right now I am unsure which kerberos implementation to choose. I've > >checked the FAQ, searched groups.google - without finding pros and cons > >of the MIT | Cygnus | KTH | Heimdal - implementations. > > Short summary: > > - Cygnus seems to be effectively dead; I think that they have stopped all of > their Kerberos development. Wouldn't recommend it. > - KTH I _believe_ is the final V4 release from the guys in Sweden; don't think > it's a good idea to start out with V4 in this day and age.
I'd add: both, MIT krb5 and Heimdal configure and build just fine on Cygwin; just remember to --disable-otp when building Heimdal on Cygwin. > That leaves MIT and Heimdal; I'm personally an MIT guy, but I know plenty > of people that use Heimdal. You could try one and see if it meets your > needs (maybe since you're from Germany, you might want to try Heimdal > if for no other reason than European solidarity :-) ). > > --Ken Cheers, Nico -- -DISCLAIMER: an automatically appended disclaimer may follow. By posting- -to a public e-mail mailing list I hereby grant permission to distribute- -and copy this message.- Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
