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Subject: Re: [PATCH] AFS filesystem for Linux (2/2)
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From: Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>
Date: 04 Oct 2002 16:40:41 +0200
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>>>>> " " == Jan Harkes <jaharkes@cs.cmu.edu> writes:

    >> Besides, I get the impression that NFSv4 may require some level
    >> of kerberos support in the kernel.

     > If not kerberos, at least some for of encryption. IP/Sec would
     > need the same things.

NFSv4 does indeed require the full kerberos encryption stuff in the
kernel. The RFC specifies that krb5 support is a minimum requirement,
and we will expect to have that in 2.6 (or 3.0 or whatever it's called
these days...)

Cheers,
  Trond
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