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Server pool kerberos authentication scheme

  • US 20050091171A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2003
  • Published: 04/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of generating a Service Ticket for a requested Service comprising:

  • receiving a request for a Service Ticket from a client;

    generating a session key;

    encrypting a cipher text with the session key determining a number of servers designated to provide the requested service;

    for each providing server, encrypting the session key with a secret key associated with each respective server;

    creating a Service Ticket that includes an encrypted session key for each providing server, and the encrypted cipher text; and

    transmitting the Service Ticket to the client.

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