This interactive lessons explains Kerberos, a network authentication protocol that uses encryption to provide authentication for client-server applications. The process requires a Key Distribution Center (KDC), a third party that both the client and service trust. Kerberos uses a combination of access tickets and private key encryption to prove the client's identity to the server and prove the server's identity to the client.

This interactive lesson was made possible by funding from National Science Foundation Grant # DUE 1601612 at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey – PI Mike Qaissaunee, with contributions from Dr. John Sands & Susan Sands of Moraine Valley Community College and Jaime Mahoney of Bunker Hill Community College.

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