Setting up Kerberos authentication for IBM
Streams users
Use these procedures to set up Kerberos authentication for an IBM®
Streams domain. Using Kerberos authentication is optional.
Introduction to Kerberos Kerberos is a network authentication protocol developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT). The Kerberos protocol uses secret-key cryptography to provide secure communications over a non-secure network.
Primary benefits are strong encryption and single sign-on (SSO).
Sample Kerberos configuration file
The Kerberos configuration file, krb5.conf, contains essential information such as the
default Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC), default realm, and other settings that are used by IBM
Streams.