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1 | | -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.103 2007/11/09 23:52:08 momjian Exp $ --> |
| 1 | +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml,v 1.104 2007/11/14 14:25:55 mha Exp $ --> |
2 | 2 |
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3 | 3 | <chapter id="client-authentication"> |
4 | 4 | <title>Client Authentication</title> |
@@ -722,6 +722,15 @@ local db1,db2,@demodbs all md5 |
722 | 722 | <primary>Kerberos</primary> |
723 | 723 | </indexterm> |
724 | 724 |
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| 725 | + <note> |
| 726 | + <para> |
| 727 | + Native Kerberos authentication has been deprecated and should be used |
| 728 | + only for backward compatibility. New and upgraded installations are |
| 729 | + encouraged to use the industry-standard <productname>GSSAPI</productname> |
| 730 | + authentication (see <xref linkend="gssapi-auth">) instead. |
| 731 | + </para> |
| 732 | + </note> |
| 733 | + |
725 | 734 | <para> |
726 | 735 | <productname>Kerberos</productname> is an industry-standard secure |
727 | 736 | authentication system suitable for distributed computing over a public |
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