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11. Acknowledgements

Overview​

RFC 4120 represents the work of many individuals and organizations who have contributed to the development and refinement of the Kerberos protocol over many years.

Original Kerberos Development​

The Kerberos protocol was originally developed at MIT as part of Project Athena. Key contributors to the early versions include:

  • Steve Miller (Digital Equipment Corporation)
  • Clifford Neuman (USC Information Sciences Institute)
  • Jerome Saltzer (MIT - Technical Director of Project Athena)
  • Jeffrey Schiller (MIT - Campus Network Manager)
  • Many other Project Athena members

Kerberos Version 5​

The design and development of Kerberos V5 involved:

  • Clifford Neuman and John Kohl (design leadership)
  • MIT reference implementation team
  • Community input and feedback
  • Numerous RFC 1510 implementers and users

RFC 4120 Development​

This document (RFC 4120) clarifies and updates RFC 1510 based on:

  • Implementation experience
  • Deployment feedback
  • Security considerations
  • Interoperability requirements
  • Community proposals and revisions

Acknowledgement of Contributors​

The document acknowledges the many individuals who proposed extensions, identified issues, and contributed to improving the specification since RFC 1510 was published.

Reference​

For complete acknowledgements, refer to RFC 4120 Section 11.

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