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Kerberos IV cryptographic weaknesses Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for kerberos

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

The remote host is running Kerberos IV.

It has been demonstrated that the Kerberos IV protocol has inherent
design flaws that make it insecure to use.


See also : http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/www/advisories/MITKRB5-SA-2003-004-krb4.txt

Solution : Use kerberos 5 instead. If you run Kerberos 5 with kerberos IV backward
compatibility, make sure you upgrade to version 1.3

Threat Level: High

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