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First I would like to justify my 5 star rating. This book helped me out of a nasty multi-homed host and DNS problem when no other source could. Without this book I would have been troubleshooting this issue for days. I feel the book has paid for itself. However, I wouldn't consider this "The Definitive Guide." It lacks documentation on the krb5.conf configuration file. I found myself referencing the krb5.conf(5) man page for additional info. Also, the documentation that comes with Heimdal is a very good good source for configuration settings. Another deficiency is the GSSAPI coverage. I did have some trouble setting up my GSSAPI aware SSH with Kerberos. I found myself digging through the ssh man pages and doing some trial and error. Chapter 7 discusses Kerberos enabled applications. SSH is covered there, but I felt the GSSAPI aspect was lacking. Although the author mentions that GSSAPI is not specific to any authentication method and is somewhat out of place in a Kerberos book, I feel this is where the author could have went the extra mile and claimed the right to the title "The Definitive Guide." There are many Kerberized applications today not mentioned in Chapter 7. It would b

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Author

Jason Garman

Publisher

O'Reilly Media, Incorporated

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781449390778

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Engineering, Networking

Rating

3.58 / 5 (45 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13