Author: Vishal Pranav Thangaraj

Kerberos – The What, How and Why?

Kerberos – The What, How and Why?

TL;DR Kerberos is a robust network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to verify users and services in a secure manner. Major components include: Key Distribution Center (KDC) consisting of Authentication Service (AS) and Ticket Granting Service (TGS) Service Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT). The authentication flow involves the client obtaining a TGT from the Authentication

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Active Directory – The What, How and Why?

Active Directory – The What, How and Why?

TL;DR Active Directory (AD) is an identity management solution that stores information about an organization’s resources (hardware, software, user info) and manages authentication and authorization in a Windows domain network. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) supports cloud-hosted infrastructures, and Azure AD Connect bridges on-premises AD with cloud resources. Active Directory works by storing information in

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