Kerberos
The authentication protocol implemented by DCE shared-secret authentication. Kerberos was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In classical mythology, Kerberos was the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the underworld.
key
A value used to encrypt and decrypt data. See also encryption key.
Key Management Facility
A DCE Security facility that enables noninteractive principals to manage their secret keys.
keytab file
A Security file that contains the encryption keys for server processes (for example, DFS processes) that run on the host machine. Typically, encryption keys for human principals are not stored in a keytab file. See also encryption key.
kilobyte (KB)
A unit of measurement for storage capacity equal to 1024 (210) bytes.
knowledge reference
Knowledge that associates, either directly or indirectly, a DIT entry with the DSA in which it is located.
