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RFC 8070: Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT) Freshness Extension

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This document describes how to further extend the Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT) extension (defined in RFC 4556) to exchange an opaque data blob that a Key Distribution Center (KDC) can validate to ensure that the client is currently in possession of the private key during a PKINIT Authentication Service (AS) exchange.

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Document ID
RFC8070
Published
February 2017
Authors
M. Short; S. Moore; P. Miller
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
9
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