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12.2.5. Test the Kerberos Authentication

Use the following instructions to test the Kerberos authentication. As a prerequisite for this procedure, ensure that the Kerberos Client is configured (see Section 12.2.3, “Configure the Kerberos Client”).

Procedure 12.3. Test the Kerberos Authentication

  1. Create a Test Page

    Create a test page named auth_kerb_page.html in the $EWS_HOME/httpd/www/html/kerberostest/.

  2. Add the Contents of the Test Page

    Add the following contents to the test page (auth_kerb_page.html: 
    <html>
  <body>
    <h1>mod_auth_kerb successfully authenticated!</h1>
</body>
</html>
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  3. Optional: Set Log Level

    Optionally, set the log level for debugging in the $EWS_HOME/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file.

  4. Start httpd

    As the root user, start the JBoss Enterprise Web Server httpd as follows: 
    # $EWS_HOME/httpd/sbin/apachectl start
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  5. Test Authentication

    Test the authentication as follows:
    1. Initiate Kerberos authentication for the test user hnelson: 
      $ kinit hnelson
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    2. View the details for the test user hnelson: 
      $ klist
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      A result similar to the following appears: 
      Ticket cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_18602
Default principal: hnelson@EXAMPLE.COM

Valid starting     Expires            Service principal
06/03/13 14:21:13  06/04/13 14:21:13  krbtgt/EXAMPLE.COM@EXAMPLE.COM
        renew until 06/10/13 14:21:13
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    3. Testing httpd Kerberos Authentication

      Test httpd Kerberos authentication as follows: 
      $ curl --negotiate -u : http://localhost/kerberostest/auth_kerb_page.html
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      If working correctly, the following result appears: 
      <html>
  <body>
    <h1>mod_auth_kerb successfully authenticated!</h1>
</body>
</html>
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See http://modauthkerb.sourceforge.net/ for more information about mod_auth_kerb.
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