Commit fc1a6010 authored by Marcia Ramos's avatar Marcia Ramos

add overview + use-cases for kerberos integration (replaces !663)

parent c39496eb
# Kerberos integration
GitLab can be configured to allow your users to sign with their Kerberos credentials.
## Overview
[Kerberos][kerb] is a secure method for authenticating a request for a service in a
computer network. Kerberos was developed in the Athena Project at the
[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)][mit]. The name is taken from Greek
mythology; Kerberos was a three-headed dog who guarded the gates of Hades.
## Use-cases
- GitLab can be configured to allow your users to sign with their Kerberos credentials.
- You can use Kerberos to [prevent][why-kerb] anyone from intercepting or eavesdropping on the transmitted password.
## Configuration
......@@ -227,3 +237,6 @@ to a larger value in [the NGINX configuration][nginx].
[restart gitlab]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source
[reconfigure gitlab]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure
[nginx]: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#large_client_header_buffers
[kerb]: https://web.mit.edu/kerberos/
[mit]: http://web.mit.edu/
[why-kerb]: http://web.mit.edu/sipb/doc/working/guide/guide/node20.html
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