From 4fb5937239bff1aeffbedbca2f8297bb17c9bdbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Theodore Tso Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 18:13:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added README file to the krb425 library git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.mit.edu/krb5/trunk@5671 dc483132-0cff-0310-8789-dd5450dbe970 --- src/lib/krb425/README | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/lib/krb425/README diff --git a/src/lib/krb425/README b/src/lib/krb425/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f58a0dbe9 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lib/krb425/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +This library exports the Kerberos V4 API, acts as a glue layer to the +Kerberos V5 library. However convenient this sounds, in general +practice the use of this library is not recommened, and its use is not +supported. In fact, it hasn't even been updated to the new V4 API +changes yet. + +The reason for this is that while it represents a simple and easy way +to convert an application program which was written to the Kerberos V4 +API to use the Kerberos V5 protocol, the way which the Kerberos V5 protocol +is used is not guaranteed to be standardized in any way. + +Application programmers are urged to take the time to recode their +applications to call either the Kerberos V5 library directly or better +yet to use the GSSAPI library. Changes to the application protocol +may be necessary in either case, but the end result will be much +cleaner and in all likelihood much more interoperable. + + Theodore Ts'o + May 1, 1995 -- 2.26.2