Proposals for a Revision of Kerberos When Run in Conjunction with the IPsec Protocol Suit
Dean Rogers · International Journal of Electrical Energy · 2013
IPsec is an end to end secure communication protocol operating in the IP layer of the communications stack. It secures bilateral communication interchanges between hosts by encrypting individual IP packets. Kerberos provides a means of authenticating abstract entities to each other by via a trusted third party. It does this by encrypting packages, or tickets, of information using keys, which have been retained from previous exchanges. This investigation considers how Kerberos' internal message structures may be adapted when run in an IPsec environment, possibly avoiding layered encryptions, and encryptions whose purpose is to certify identity.