1. Kerberos版本4:
Kerberos版本4是作为计算机网络身份验证系统的Kerberos软件的更新。 Kerberos版本4是基于Web的身份验证软件,用于通过DES技术登录系统以进行加密时对用户信息进行身份验证。它于1980年代后期推出。
2. Kerberos版本5:
Kerberos版本5是Kerberos软件之后的Kerberos版本4的更高版本,该版本是为增强身份验证的安全性而开发的。 Kerberos版本5在网络中提供了单一的身份验证服务,该服务分布在整个企业中。它于1993年推出。
Kerberos版本4和Kerberos版本5之间的区别:
S.No. | Kerberos Version 4 | Kerberos Version 5 |
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1. | Kerberos version 4 was launched in late 1980s. | Kerberos version 5 was launched in 1993. |
2. | It provides ticket support. | It provides ticket support with extra facilities for forwarding, renewing and postdating tickets. |
3. | Kerberos version 4 works on the Receiver-makes-Right encoding system. | Kerberos version 5 works on the ASN.1 encoding system. |
4. | It does not support transitive cross-realm authentication. | It supports transitive cross-realm authentication. |
5. | It uses Data Encryption Standard technique for encryption. | It uses any encryption techniques as the cipher text is tagged with an encryption identifier. |
6. | In Kerberos version 4, the ticket lifetime has to be specified in units for a lifetime of 5 minutes. | In Kerberos version 5, the ticket lifetime is specified with the freedom of arbitrary time. |