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A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING SERVERS IN A SERVER FARM

  • US 20060236385A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2005
  • Published: 10/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for authenticating a first server in a server farm to a second server in the server farm, the method comprising the steps of:

  • deriving, by a first server, a Kerberos service ticket and a Kerberos authenticator responsive to information associated with the server farm;

    transmitting, by the first server, the Kerberos service ticket and the Kerberos authenticator to a second server; and

    authenticating, by the second server, the first server responsive to the received Kerberos service ticket and the Kerberos authenticator.

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