How do KfM 4.0.x, 3.5, and 3.0 compare to the CNS Kerberos v5 Macintosh distribution?
The CNS distribution is a very outdated implementation that should not be used any more. Red Hat, the company who now owns Cygnus, does not support this implementation. Additionally, The CNS distribution is based on some very early 1.0.x version of the Kerberos v5 code, includes a outdated ticket manager and uses a file based ticket cache. In contrast, KfM 4.0.x includes Kerberos v5 1.2.3 code (KfM 3.5 includes Kerberos v5 1.2.2, and KfM 3.0 includes Kerberos v5 1.2.1) provides a modern Macintosh ticket manager, stores its credentials in memory, is compatible with Kerberos v4 realms and KClient based applications, and provides support for Mac OS X. KfM is actively maintained and supported. In fact, KfM is included with Mac OS X. If you are planning to add Kerberos to your application, you should use the KfM libraries.
Related Questions
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