7. Constants and Other Defined Values

Overview

This section defines various constants, identifiers, and protocol values used throughout the Kerberos protocol.

Contents

7.1. Host Address Types

Network address type identifiers for different address families.

7.2. KDC Messaging: IP Transports

Specifications for UDP and TCP transport protocols, including KDC discovery mechanisms.

7.3. Name of the TGS

Special principal name format for the Ticket-Granting Service.

7.4. OID Arc for KerberosV5

Object Identifier assignments for Kerberos.

7.5. Protocol Constants and Associated Values

Comprehensive list of:

• Key usage numbers
• Pre-authentication data types
• Address types
• Authorization data types
• Transited encoding types
• Protocol version number
• Kerberos message types
• Name types
• Error codes

Reference

For complete definitions of all constants, refer to RFC 4120 Section 7.