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Kerberos; also spelled Cerberus. "n. The watch dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance---against whom or what does not clearly appear;... is known to have had three heads..."---Ambrose Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary This document describes the assumptions, short and long term goals, and system model for a network authentication system, named Kerberos, for the Athena environment. An appendix specifies the detailed design and protocols to support these goals, and a set of, |
