Each ticket is identified by a principal name. The principal name can identify a user or a service. Here are examples of several principal names.
Table 27–4 Examples of Kerberos Principal Names
Principal Name |
Description |
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changepw/kdc1.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal for the master KDC server that allows access to the KDC when you are changing passwords. |
clntconfig/admin@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that is used by the kclient installation utility. |
ftp/boston.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal used by the ftp service. This principal can be used instead of a host principal. |
host/boston.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that is used by the Kerberized applications (klist and kprop, for example) and services (such as ftp and telnet). This principal is called a host or service principal. The principal is used to authenticate NFS mounts. This principal is also used by a client to verify that the TGT that is issued to the client is from the correct KDC. |
K/M@EXAMPLE.COM |
The master key name principal. One master key name principal is associated with each master KDC. |
kadmin/history@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that includes a key used to keep password histories for other principals. Each master KDC has one of these principals. |
kadmin/kdc1.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal for the master KDC server that allows access to the KDC by using kadmind. |
kadmin/changepw.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that is used to accept password change requests from clients that are not running a Solaris release. |
krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM@EXAMPLE.COM |
This principal is used when you generate a ticket-granting ticket. |
krbtgt/EAST.EXAMPLE.COM@WEST.EXAMPLE.COM |
This principal is an example of a cross-realm ticket-granting ticket. |
nfs/boston.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that is used by the NFS service. This principal can be used instead of a host principal. |
root/boston.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal that is associated with the root account on a client. This principal is called a root principal and provides root access to NFS mounted file systems.. |
username@EXAMPLE.COM |
A principal for a user. |
username/admin@EXAMPLE.COM |
An admin principal that can be used to administer the KDC database. |