March 5, 2002
Practical Aspects of Modern Cryptography
7
Joining a Kerberos Realm
nOne-time setup
nEach client, server that wishes to participate in the realm exchanges a secret key with the KDC
nIf the KDC is compromised, the entire system is cracked
nBecause the KDC knows everyone’s individual secret key, the KDC can issue credentials to each realm identity