Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:28:01 -0400 From: "leegold" <goldtech@worldpost.com> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: newsgroup way over my head Message-ID: <000d01c11715$4fd20300$0a87accf@shavedham>
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I asked in comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc the follow and would appreciate if anyone could help me with understanding the answer, it's a constant fight learning unix. And, I don't think it has to be a "fight". Could anyone *help*. > newbie a bit overwhelmed by terminology: > what is the difference between ssh vs. Kerberos? > they're security and crypto protocols, right? > Thanks, > Lee G. Uh, apples and oranges. Kerberos is an authentication and access control mechanism. Traditionally based on shared symmetric keys between hosts, it employs the concept of a ticket granting service and encrypted credentials which are passed to hosts/processes to gain access. The most recent versions incorporate a lightweight PKI approach using certificate based identities. SSH is a set of secure remote access programs which provide an encrypted tunnel, no cleartext passwords, X11 and other service forwarding,etc. There is no ticket granting ticket or any concept of credentials, only trusted public keys. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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