Re: [PATCH] AFS filesystem for Linux (2/2)

Andreas Dilger
2002-10-04T16:27:08Z

On Oct 04, 2002 16:35 +0100, David Howells wrote:
>
> > NFSv4 does indeed require the full kerberos encryption stuff in the
> > kernel. The RFC specifies that krb5 support is a minimum requirement, and we
> > will expect to have that in 2.6 (or 3.0 or whatever it's called these
> > days...)
>
> Might this be something I can make use of for my AFS filesystem too?

We will also need kerberos for Lustre when we start implementing
security. We will be using the GSSAPI for security, so basically
the same as what AFS is using.

Cheers, Andreas
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Andreas Dilger