Re: 2 questions...

[Derek Atkins <warlord MIT EDU>]

Quoting Colin Walters <walters verbum org>:

> > > Why does it matter whether the credentials are "real" or cached?
> > 
> > Because cached credentials probably don't work on the net because they've
> > expired?
> 
> In this model you get a new Kerberos ticket when the network becomes
> available (and also when the ticket expires):

Call me silly, but which seems more straightforward to you?

  Login using cached credentials
  Wait for network to start
  Refresh creds
  Be happy

or

  Network starts
  Login and obtain fresh credentials
  Be happy

> http://cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/krb5-auth-dialog/

-derek

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