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What are the differences between AFS Kerberos and “normal” Kerberos?

April 26, 2017AFS differences Kerberos normal

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What are the differences between AFS Kerberos and “normal” Kerberos?

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The Kerberos used in AFS (formerly known as the Andrew File System) was developed from the Kerberos 4 papers, but before the protocol was formalized. As a result, AFS Kerberos uses the RX protocol for all communication between the clients and database servers (which function as KDCs in Kerberos termology) The standard AFS clients that perform authentication discard the TGT after they acquire an AFS service ticket. This means that you can’t get tickets for other services using your AFS token. It is possible to use regular Kerberos instead of AFS Kerberos. For more information, see Question 2.12.