Kerberos (kerberos)

System-wide settings for Kerberos authentication

NameTypeDefaultDescription

configFile

Path to a file

The location of an MIT style krb5.conf configuration file. The location is passed to the JDK implementation of the Kerberos APIs by using the java.security.krb5.conf system property. If unspecified, the krb5.conf file is searched for according to the JDK implementation of the Kerberos APIs.

keytab

Path to a file

The path of the keytab file that is used to obtain the principal's secret key. If unspecified, the keytab from the Kerberos configuration file is used. If a keytab file is not specified in the Kerberos configuration file, then the location {user.home}/krb5.keytab is checked.