Kerberos

Kerberos is a computer-network authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner. It is widely used in enterprise environments for single sign-on authentication.

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AuthenticationKerberosSecuritySingle Sign-On

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Kerberos

Kerberos network authentication protocol for secure identity verification in enterprise environments.

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aid: kerberos
name: Kerberos
description: >-
  Kerberos is a computer-network authentication protocol that works on the
  basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to
  prove their identity to one another in a secure manner. It is widely used
  in enterprise environments for single sign-on authentication.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Authentication
  - Kerberos
  - Security
  - Single Sign-On
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kerberos/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: kerberos:kerberos
    name: Kerberos
    description: >-
      Kerberos network authentication protocol for secure identity
      verification in enterprise environments.
    humanURL: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Security
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-latest/doc/
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/krb5-latest/doc/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]