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How to Install and Configure Kerberos on Windows 10

Cybercrime is an unfortunate part of reality which most of have been victim to in one way or another. As a developer or cyber security specialist, it is important to keep yourself up-to-date and aware of measures you can take to prevent or reduce cyber threats to you applications.

Kerberos can be a great starting point.

Kerberos is a computer network security protocol that authenticates service requests between two or more trusted hosts across an untrusted network, like the internet. It uses secret key cryptography and third party authentication for authenticating client-server applications and verifying users' identities.

In this blog, I will show you how to install and configure Kerberos on your system.

Installation

  1. Head over to this site and navigate to the "Downloads" section
  2. Click on the 64-bit version to download: "Network Identity Manager 2.5.0.106 (64-bit MSI)".
  3. Once the download is done, open up the installer and select the "Typical" installation option.
  4. Now access this site and once again navigate to the "Downloads" section.
  5. Click on "Heimdal 7.4.0 (64-bit and 32-bit)" to download.
  6. Once it is finished downloading, open the installer and follow the default installation steps.
  7. Once everything has been installed, restart your computer.

Configuration

Follow these steps to get your own valid Kerberos ticket.

  1. Open your Start menu and search for "Network Identity Manager".
  2. Open the application and right-click on "My Keystore" and then "Obtain new credentials". Image description
  3. Enter in a username and default realm.
  4. Enter your system's password.
  5. (Optional) Set up your Keystore.

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