KDC
Key Distribution Center: the Kerberos server that checks a user once and issues time-limited tickets for other services.
In more detail
kinit gets a ticket and klist shows it. Kerberos needs synchronised clocks, so a time offset of more than five minutes stops logins.
Related terms
- SSSD — System Security Services Daemon: the service that connects Linux to a directory such as LDAP or Active Directory and caches its users and passwords.
Taught in
- One Word Locked Out Every Directory User: PAM, SSSD, LDAP And Kerberos — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep