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→Kerberos Authentication
The purpose of Kerberos is to provide an authentication process that does not require the transmission of username and password though the use of a ''symmetric-key authentication protocol''. The term ''symmetric key'' in this context is used to refer to the fact that the same key is used for both the encryption and decryption processes.
In previous authentication scenarios, the process has involved two entities (the client and the server). The Kerberos Authentication process relies on a third entity called the ''Key Distrubution Center''. The following provides a stop step by step breakdown of the Kerberos authentication process:
=== Logon at Client ===