RFC 6112 on Anonymity Support for Kerberos

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        RFC 6112

        Title:      Anonymity Support for Kerberos 
        Author:     L. Zhu, P. Leach,
                    S. Hartman
        Status:     Standards Track
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       April 2011
        Mailbox:    larry.zhu@microsoft.com, 
                    paulle@microsoft.com, 
                    hartmans-ietf@mit.edu
        Pages:      16
        Characters: 37858
        Updates:    RFC4120, RFC4121, RFC4556

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-krb-wg-anon-12.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6112.txt

This document defines extensions to the Kerberos protocol to allow a
Kerberos client to securely communicate with a Kerberos application
service without revealing its identity, or without revealing more
than its Kerberos realm.  It also defines extensions that allow a
Kerberos client to obtain anonymous credentials without revealing its
identity to the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC).  This
document updates RFCs 4120, 4121, and 4556.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]

This document is a product of the Kerberos WG Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track
protocol for the Internet community,and requests discussion and suggestions
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