6.2. Kerberos authentication in Identity Management
Identity Management (IdM) uses the Kerberos protocol to support single sign-on. Single sign-on authentication allows you to provide the correct user name and password only once, and you can then access Identity Management services without the system prompting for credentials again.
The IdM server provides Kerberos authentication immediately after the installation if the DNS and certificate settings have been configured properly. For details, see Installing Identity Management.
To use Kerberos authentication on hosts, install:
The IdM client:
For details, see Preparing the system for IdM client installation.
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krb5confpackage.