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Re: Intent to package kth kerberos (krb4 or heimdal, not sure which)



Raul Miller wrote:
> 
> Jean Pierre LeJacq <jplejacq@quoininc.com> wrote:
> > I'm not particular familiar with IPsec but SKIP provides
> > authentication.  True you could use Kerberos but it would be
> > redundant.  Not to say that Kerberos wouldn't be nice to have in
> > Debian but, as you mentioned earlier, it would require patching all
> > network applications.
> 
> IPsec provides authentication and encryption, but the issue is key
> management. This isn't a minor issue: security derives from the security
> of the key.

ISAKMP/Oakley is a required part of IPv6, and is used for key management
with IPSEC.

SKIP also provides key management I believe, but it is only an optional
part of IPv6.


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