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1.1     ! root        1: #      @(#)README      5.1 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
        !             2: 
        !             3: Notes about the contents of the /etc/kerberosIV directory:
        !             4: 
        !             5: The file master_key contains a copy of the master key under which the
        !             6: entire Kerberos database is encrypted.  Disclosing this key would be bad
        !             7: news.  The reason it is stored in the filesystem is because the following
        !             8: programs need to inspect or modify the kereros database, and so the key
        !             9: must be available for them, (or else it would have to be typed in by
        !            10: hand):
        !            11:                - kerberos (the server itself)
        !            12:                - registerd (for new user registration)
        !            13:                - kpasswdd (for changing passwords)
        !            14: 
        !            15: The srvtab file contains the encryption keys for each service on the local
        !            16: host.  Any host offering network services would have a key here, although
        !            17: many such files can be used.
        !            18: 
        !            19: The principal.* files comprise the Kerberos database itself, and contain
        !            20: keys for all principles, and should not be world-readable.
        !            21: 
        !            22: The kerberos.conf file contains the configuration for this machine:
        !            23:        - which realm I'm in
        !            24:        - which servers I should talk to for this realm
        !            25: 
        !            26: The kerberos.realms file contains the name of Kerberos servers for
        !            27: various (sub)domains.
        !            28: 
        !            29: Kerberos log information it placed in /var/log/kerberos.log
        !            30: (see rc.local to change it)
        !            31: 
        !            32: The register_keys directory contains a set of files (all of which begin
        !            33: with "."), each of which contains a des key used for registering new users
        !            34: with the system.  It is used only by the "registerd" program, and only on
        !            35: a Kerberos server host.

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