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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/admin.texinfo | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/config-files/krb5.conf.M | 8 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/admin.texinfo b/doc/admin.texinfo index b7c87ac..5e80af3 100644 --- a/doc/admin.texinfo +++ b/doc/admin.texinfo @@ -456,8 +456,11 @@ key encryption. The default value for this tag is @itemx allow_weak_crypto If this is set to 0 (for false), then weak encryption types will be filtered out of the previous three lists (as noted in @ref{Supported -Encryption Types}). The default value for this tag is true, but that -default may change in the future. +Encryption Types}). The default value for this tag is false, which +may cause authentication failures in existing Kerberos infrastructures +that do not support strong crypto. Users in affected environments +should set this tag to true until their infrastructure adopts stronger +ciphers. @itemx clockskew Sets the maximum allowable amount of clockskew in seconds that the diff --git a/src/config-files/krb5.conf.M b/src/config-files/krb5.conf.M index b60836f..9778e81 100644 --- a/src/config-files/krb5.conf.M +++ b/src/config-files/krb5.conf.M @@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ types that should be requested by the client, in the same format. This relation identifies the permitted list of session key encryption types. +.IP allow_weak_crypto +If this is set to 0 (for false), then weak encryption types will be +filtered out of the previous three lists. The default value for this +tag is false, which may cause authentication failures in existing +Kerberos infrastructures that do not support strong crypto. Users in +affected environments should set this tag to true until their +infrastructure adopts stronger ciphers. + .IP clockskew This relation sets the maximum allowable amount of clockskew in seconds that the library will tolerate before assuming that a Kerberos message |