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Release 1.8

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This is the preliminary proposed goal set for the krb5-1.8 release. Please provide comments on the krbdev list. This page organizes goals by the Guiding principles from the roadmap.

Code quality

  • Move toward test-driven development
  • Increase conformance to coding style
    • "The great reindent"?
    • Selective refactoring

Modularity

Performance

  • Investigate and remedy repeatedly-reported performance bottlenecks.

End-user experience

  • Reduce DNS dependence
    • Love's ccache auxiliary data proposal allows client library to track whether a KDC supports service principal referrals.

Administrator experience

  • More versatile crypto configuration, to simplify migration away from DES

Protocol evolution

  • FAST enhancements
  • Anonymous PKINIT