This project contains several small applications which demonstrates using Kerberos in Java.

The project has following parts:

• KDC server based on Apache Kerby;
• JAAS authentication - using Krb5LoginModule;
• GSS-API/Kerberos authentication in Hazelcast Enterprise;
• GSS-API/Kerberos Client/Server application with message protection.

Package: cz.cacek.kerberos.kdc

Apache Kerby allows to simply configure and run embedded KDC.

See KerbyServerMain.java. When it's launched it regenerates krb5.conf file and also creates the service.keytab if necessary.

Package: cz.cacek.kerberos.jaas

Simple applications InitiatorAuthenticationMain AcceptorAuthenticationMain shows how to work with Oracle/OpenJDK Krb5LoginModule implementation (com.sun.security.auth.module.Krb5LoginModule).

The JAAS login configuration is defined in jaas.conf file.

The InitiatorAuthenticationMain needs KDC server running as it asks for TGT from it. On the other hand, the AcceptorAuthenticationMain initializes secrets from the keytab and it doesn't communicate to the KDC.

Package: cz.cacek.kerberos.hazelcast

This demo shows how to simply use standard API and plug Kerberos Single-sign-on into a JAAS-enabled application.

Hazelcast IMDG is an open-source in-memory data grid. One of its most typical use-cases is a distributed cache. Hazelcast Enterprise is a paid version which adds several important features (off-heap memory, security, hot restart, ...). Hazelcast Enterprise doesn't support Kerberos authentication (in 4.0-BETA-2 version), but it does support JAAS authentication.

The demo introduces a simple login module GssApiLoginModule which uses the GSS-API to accept Kerberos tokens. When the authentication passes, it fills JAAS Subject with Principal types required by Hazelcast.

The new login module is configured on Hazelcast servers (members) to authenticate client connections. See HazelcastServerMain.

Clients need to configure valid GSS-API/Kerberos token to authenticate the connection into the Hazelcast cluster. See HazelcastClientMain.

The JAAS login configuration for this demo is also defined in the jaas.conf file.

The KDC has to be running to test this demo.

Package: cz.cacek.kerberos.jgss

Client/server demo application, which is able to provide one-way or mutual GSS-API/Kerberos authentication and message encryption. See GSSTestServer and GSSTestServer.

The client needs the KDC running.