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Date:      Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:26:09 +0200
From:      Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
To:        Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kerberos5 / Heimdal
Message-ID:  <20060614112609.fhyc78zao0ooc8wk@netchild.homeip.net>
In-Reply-To: <448C46BD.8060203@forrie.com>
References:  <448C46BD.8060203@forrie.com>

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Quoting Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com> (from Sun, 11 Jun 2006 =20
12:37:17 -0400):

> I have FreeBSD-6.1 and it appears the default installation has a full
> complement of Kerberos5.  But, /usr/src/kerberos5/README states:
>
>    This subtree is world-exportable, as it does not contain any
>    cryptographic code.
>
>    At the time of writing, it did not even contain source code, only
>    Makefiles and headers.
>
>    Please maintain this "exportable" status quo.
>
>    Thanks!
>
>    MarkM
>    markm@freebsd.org
>    20th Sept 1997
>
>
> I'm guessing the README is a bit out-of-date...

Yes, the USA changed the export restrictions and we're able to export =20
crypto code to the world.

> The HANDBOOK suggests more needs to be obtained from the
> security/heimdal port.

The port allows you to add support for LDAP, cracklib and builds X11 =20
tools if desired.

> I see all the libraries in /usr/lib etc., so which is it... do we have
> a full install as a part of 6.1 or is the security/heimdal still needed
> to bring it up to speed.

If you don't need the above menioned features, you don't need to =20
install the port.

Bye,
Alexander.

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