Developing a preauth plugin

Highly Recommended Reading to even Get Started

• Read RFC 4210
• Read draft-ietf-krb-wg-preauth-framework (version 16 current as of 4/27/2010)
• Read src/include/krb5/preauth_plugin.h
• Read src/plugins/preauth/encrypted_challenge/* for a (tragically) comment-less implementation of a preauth plugin implemented using FAST
• ghudson's quick flow overview at http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/krbdev/2010-April/008891.html

Pre-authentication Limitations

• There is no way to require that a certain preauth method is used.
• Likewise, there is also no way to indicate a preferred preauth flow (method A, then B, then C).

References for above: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/krbdev/2010-April/008902.html

Debugging Tips

• #define DEBUG 1 in the top of src/kdc/kdc_preauth.c to tickle logging of more info in your KDC log file (proabably krb5kdc.log).
• Make liberal use of krb5_klog_syslog