heimdal-libraries: heimdal-libraries (Heimdal Kerberos 5 Implementation) heimdal-libraries: heimdal-libraries: Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5, protocol compatible heimdal-libraries: with RFC 4120 and MIT Kerberos V5. Kerberos is a system for heimdal-libraries: authenticating users and services on a network. It is built upon the heimdal-libraries: assumption that the network is unsafe. For example, data sent over heimdal-libraries: the network can be eavesdropped and altered, and addresses can also heimdal-libraries: be faked. Therefore they cannot be used for authentication purposes. heimdal-libraries: Kerberos is a trusted third-party service. heimdal-libraries: heimdal-libraries: