Using Kerberos from Python

Fred L. Drake, Jr. and Roger E. Masse

Corporation for National Research Initiatives
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E-mail: fdrake@cnri.reston.va.us, rmasse@cnri.reston.va.us

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Abstract:

This document describes modules developed to allow access to Kerberos V5 from Python. We have developed a object-oriented approach to using some Kerberos V5 facilities which allows much of the tedium to be hidden from the application programmer. A wrapper module for Python's socket module provides an integration which is largely transparent.