These pages on The NetBSD Foundation's internal Kerberos deployment are being migrated to https://www.NetBSD.org/developers/kerberos.html.

Why enable Kerberos on your system?

Convenience and security. With Kerberos, a single login grants access to all NetBSD web services. Configuration is easy and you only have to do it once (sometimes less).

NetBSD

Create a file ~/.krb5/config with the following contents:

[libdefaults]
        name_canon_rules = as-is:match_domain=netbsd.org

NetBSD will now autodiscover and uses the NETBSD.ORG KDC as defined in DNS. To use Kerberized TNF services, log in with your Kerberos password:

$ kinit <username>@NETBSD.ORG

The right-hand side is a Kerberos realm, not a DNS domain. Case is significant!

Mac OS X

OS X autodiscovers and uses the NETBSD.ORG KDC as defined in DNS. To use Kerberized TNF services, log in with your Kerberos password:

1. Launch Ticket Viewer.app from /System/Library/CoreServices

2. Press the "Add Identity" button

3. In the identity field enter your <username>@NETBSD.ORG

   The right-hand side is a Kerberos realm, not a DNS domain. Case is significant!

4. Enter the password associated with this identity in the password field

   By default Ticket Viewer.app will save password details in keychain, un-tick "Remember password in my keychain" if this is not desired behaviour

5. Press continue

If successful, you'll be returned to the main window with a new entry below the icons containing <username>@NETBSD.ORG and the date and time which the ticket obtained is due to expire.

Alternately, from the command line:

koolaid:~ 196> kinit <username>@NETBSD.ORG
<username>@NETBSD.ORG's Password: 
koolaid:~ 197> 

The klist command will show current tickets. Additionally, a kinit created entry will show up in Ticket Viewer.app.

Windows XP

Windows does not provide an easy way to configure and use KDCs different from the one embedded into an Active Directory.

Therefore, to use Kerberos, you should follow the following steps:

1. Download the MIT Kerberos for Windows installer. It is composed of different tools traditionally found with Kerberos distributions, like kinit(1) or klist(1), and a Network Identity Manager, an application used to manage credential caching of Kerberos tickets.

2. Install the package. Use the default provided options, then restart the computer.

3. The Network Identity Manager (PDF) should automatically start when you login. As there is no principal currently configured, it should open a dialog box to obtain the new credentials.

4. Enter your principal:

   Username: Realm: NETBSD.ORG

5. Click Ok. After a few seconds, it should obtain the TGT for you from the NETBSD.ORG KDC.