Properties of Distributed Athentication Systems

All authentication systems have some common properties. The properties compiled here have been chosen because they pertain more to the networking aspects of these authentication systems than do some others.

• The Protocol Used to Verify the Authentication
• The Principals
• The Areas of the Network Where Trust is Placed
• The Areas of the Network Where Secrets are Kept
• The Key Generation and Distribution Models Used
• The Composition of the Ticket/Certificate